{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 18V440 (18020): 2010-2019 Spartan Emergency Response Gladiator",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v440/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V440 (Spartan): If the battery positive cable arcs, it can increase the risk of a fire. Spartan's own number: 18020.",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, model years 2010 to 2019. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 29 June 2018. 865 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2010-2019 Spartan Emergency Response Gladiator vehicles. The protective sleeve for the cable that connects the battery positive terminal to the alternator can become brittle and allow the cable to chafe and arc. 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: 18020. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V440 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 battery positive cable arcs, it can increase the risk of a fire.” 18V440 Spartan Motors USA Electrical System:Wiring 29 June 2018 2010-2019 SPARTAN GLADIATOR If the battery positive cable arcs, it can increase the risk of a fire. Spartan will notify owners, and dealers will install brackets to move the cable away from any chafe points, and replace any damaged battery positive cables, free of charge. The",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:49:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:36:17+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 18V440 (18020): 2010-2019 Spartan Emergency Response Gladiator\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v440/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}