{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan Motors USA recall 16V688: Spartan Gladiator (2004 to 2010)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v688/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V688: If the tiller frame fully cracks, the vehicle may be unstable, increasing the risk of injury to someone on the ladder.",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, model years 2004 to 2010. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 23 September 2016. 9 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) certain model year 2004-2010 Emergency Response Gladiator tractor drawn aerial fire apparatus vehicles manufactured November 18, 2004, to July 26, 2010. The tiller frame of the affected vehicles may crack near the outriggers. 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 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 tiller frame fully cracks, the vehicle may be unstable, increasing the risk of injury to someone on the ladder.” 16V688 Spartan Motors USA Structure 23 September 2016 2004-2010 SPARTAN GLADIATOR If the tiller frame fully cracks, the vehicle may be unstable, increasing the risk of injury to someone on the ladder. Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install reinforcements plates, free of charge. The recall began on November 18, 2016. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-800-543-5008. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:39:48+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:33:01+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan Motors USA recall 16V688: Spartan Gladiator (2004 to 2010)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v688/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}