{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan recall 20V138 (20-05): 2019-2020 Fire Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v138/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V138 (Spartan): If the park brake is applied while the vehicle is in motion, the vehicle may suddenly decelerate and experience a loss of contr...",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, model years 2019 to 2020. Filed by Spartan Fire, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 10 March 2020. 86 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Fire Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency vehicles. The park brake control line may loosen and separate, possibly causing the park brake to be unintentionally applied. 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: 20-05. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V138 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 park brake is applied while the vehicle is in motion, the vehicle may suddenly decelerate and experience a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 20V138 Spartan Fire, LLC Parking Brake:Conventional:Air 10 March 2020 2019-2020 SPARTAN GLADIATOR, SPARTAN METROSTAR If the park brake is applied while the vehicle is in motion, the vehicle may suddenly decelerate and experience a loss of control, increasing the risk ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:04:11+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:26:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan recall 20V138 (20-05): 2019-2020 Fire Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v138/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}