{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 18V691 (18030): 2001-2019 Spartan MetroStar and Gladiator Emergency",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v691/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V691 (Spartan): If the EMS cabinets become loose during a crash, the cabinets may become projectiles, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, model years 2001 to 2019. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 3 October 2018. 923 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2001-2019 Spartan MetroStar and Gladiator emergency vehicles. The mounting fasteners for the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) cabinets may not be the correct size, allowing the cabinets to break free from their mountings in the event of a crash. 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: 18030. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V691 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 EMS cabinets become loose during a crash, the cabinets may become projectiles, increasing the risk of injury.” 18V691 Spartan Motors USA Equipment 3 October 2018 2001-2019 SPARTAN GLADIATOR, SPARTAN METROSTAR If the EMS cabinets become loose during a crash, the cabinets may become projectiles, increasing the risk of injury. Spartan will notify owners",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:57:53+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:58:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 18V691 (18030): 2001-2019 Spartan MetroStar and Gladiator Emergency\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v691/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}