{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "SVI Trucks recall 20V163 (20V138): Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar (2019 to 2020)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v163/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V163 (Svi Trucks): If the air line comes out of the fitting while the vehicle is in motion, the park brake can inadvertently be applied and the...",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, model years 2019 to 2020. Filed by SVI Trucks and reported to NHTSA on 20 March 2020. 4 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says SVI Trucks is recalling certain 2019-2020 Spartan Fire Gladiator and MetroStar Emergency Response vehicles modified by SVI Trucks. The park brake control line may loosen and possibly come out the fitting while the vehicle is in motion. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor … 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 Svi Trucks's own number for this recall: 20V138. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V163 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 air line comes out of the fitting while the vehicle is in motion, the park brake can inadvertently be applied and the vehicle could suddenly decelerate, increasing the risk of a crash.” 20V163 SVI Trucks Parking Brake 20 March 2020 2019-2020 SPARTAN GLADIATOR, SPARTAN METROSTAR If the air line comes out of the fitting while the vehicle ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:06:24+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:26:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"SVI Trucks recall 20V163 (20V138): Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar (2019 to 2020)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v163/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}