{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 18V932 (18038): 2011-2019 Emergency Response Gladiator and Metro Star",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v932/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V932 (Spartan): A delay in the brakes releasing may hinder vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash. Spartan's own number: 18038.",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, model years 2011 to 2019. Filed by Spartan Motors USA and reported to NHTSA on 26 December 2018. 138 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2011-2019 Emergency Response Gladiator and Metro Star vehicles built into fire apparatus and equipped with tandem axles, drum brakes at the rear axles and Electronic Stability Control (ESC). Vehicles with this configuration may have a delay in their brake release, … 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: 18038. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V932 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 delay in the brakes releasing may hinder vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V932 Spartan Motors USA Service Brakes, Air 26 December 2018 2011-2019 SPARTAN GLADIATOR, SPARTAN METROSTAR A delay in the brakes releasing may hinder vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash. Spartan will notify owners, and dealer",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:06:46+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:22:28+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 18V932 (18038): 2011-2019 Emergency Response Gladiator and Metro Star\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v932/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}