{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 16V448 (16017): Spartan Gladiator (2004 to 2016)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v448/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V448 (Spartan): If a longer distance is needed to stop the vehicle there would be an increased risk of a crash. Spartan's own number: 16017.",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, model years 2004 to 2016. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 20 June 2016. 38 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2004-2016 Gladiator tractor-drawn aerial emergency vehicles manufactured September 12, 2004, to September 30, 2015. The air brakes on these vehicles may have excessive actuation and release timing, lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle. As … 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: 16017. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V448 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 a longer distance is needed to stop the vehicle there would be an increased risk of a crash.” 16V448 Spartan Motors USA Service Brakes, Air 20 June 2016 2004-2016 SPARTAN GLADIATOR If a longer distance is needed to stop the vehicle there would be an increased risk of a crash. Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles with a new 3/8",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:31:05+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:06:50+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 16V448 (16017): Spartan Gladiator (2004 to 2016)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v448/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}