{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 17V294 (17009): 2008-2017 Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency Response",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v294/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V294 (Spartan): If the operator follows the incorrect directions and believes that the supplemental front park brake is applied when it is not,...",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, model years 2008 to 2017. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 1 May 2017. 18 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2008-2017 Gladiator and MetroStar emergency response vehicles equipped with a supplemental park brake system (SPBS). The directions to activate the SPBS incorrectly state to \"Pull\" the actuation knob, when it should say \"Push.\" 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: 17009. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V294 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 operator follows the incorrect directions and believes that the supplemental front park brake is applied when it is not, the vehicle may unexpectedly roll, increasing the risk of a crash.” 17V294 Spartan Motors USA Parking Brake 1 May 2017 2008-2017 SPARTAN GLADIATOR, SPARTAN METROSTAR If the operator follows the incorrect directions and believes that the supplemental fro",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:03:49+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:32:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 17V294 (17009): 2008-2017 Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency Response\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v294/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}