{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 17V351 (17012): Spartan Gladiator, Spartan K2, Spartan K3 (2010 to 2014)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v351/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V351 (Spartan): A starter motor that overheats may increase the risk of a fire. Spartan's own number: 17012.",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, Spartan K2, Spartan K3, model years 2010 to 2014. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 31 May 2017. 721 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2010-2014 K2 and K3 motor home chassis and Gladiator emergency response chassis cabs. A component within the starter motor may break, potentially resulting in the starter motor overheating or drawing excessive current. 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: 17012. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V351 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: “A starter motor that overheats may increase the risk of a fire.” 17V351 Spartan Motors USA Electrical System:Starter Assembly 31 May 2017 2010-2014 SPARTAN GLADIATOR, SPARTAN K2, SPARTAN K3 A starter motor that overheats may increase the risk of a fire. Spartan will notify the purchasers of the chassis and dealers will replace the starters, free of charge. The recall began on July",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:06:44+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:41:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 17V351 (17012): Spartan Gladiator, Spartan K2, Spartan K3 (2010 to 2014)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v351/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}