{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 18V654 (18026): 2017-2019 Spartan MetroStar and Gladiator Emergency",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v654/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V654 (Spartan): If the brake lights incorrectly illuminate, it can confuse other drivers, possibly increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, model years 2017 to 2019. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 21 September 2018. 95 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Spartan MetroStar and Gladiator emergency vehicles equipped with Whelen accessory brake lights. Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not been pressed. 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: 18026. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V654 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 brake lights incorrectly illuminate, it can confuse other drivers, possibly increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V654 Spartan Motors USA Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights 21 September 2018 2017-2019 SPARTAN GLADIATOR, SPARTAN METROSTAR If the brake lights incorrectly illuminate, it can confuse other drivers, possibly increasing the risk of a crash. Spartan will noti",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:52:17+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:58:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 18V654 (18026): 2017-2019 Spartan MetroStar and Gladiator Emergency\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v654/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}