{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 16V400 (16012): Model Year 2015 Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency Response",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v400/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V400 (Spartan): If the strainer and/or debris enters the pump, and the operator is forced to shut down the pump, reducing firefighting effectiv...",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, model year 2015. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 3 June 2016. 39 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency Response vehicles manufactured June 3, 2015, to March 16, 2016, equipped with pumps to provide pressurized water to aid in fighting fires. These pumps have 6\" intake strainers that may have been improperly soldered during … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Spartan's own number for this recall: 16012. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V400 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the strainer and/or debris enters the pump, and the operator is forced to shut down the pump, reducing firefighting effectiveness, there could be an increased risk of injury.” 16V400 Spartan Motors USA Equipment 3 June 2016 2015-2015 SPARTAN GLADIATOR, SPARTAN METROSTAR If the strainer and/or debris enters the pump, and the operator is forced",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:28:21+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:03:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 16V400 (16012): Model Year 2015 Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency Response\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v400/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}