Spartan Force, Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, Spartan Metrostar-X, model years 2012 to 2013. Filed by Spartan Chassis, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 10 December 2012. 36 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Spartan Motors Chassis is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Gladiator, Metro Star, Metro Star-X, and Force emergency rescue chassis cabs built between October 1, 2012, through October 31, 2012. The wiper motor shaft and the wiper arm shaft have different sized splines which may cause the windshield wipers to …
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Spartan's own number for this recall: 12016. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V579 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V579 cover?
- Spartan Force, Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Metrostar, Spartan Metrostar-X, model years 2012-2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- Spartan Motors Chassis is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Gladiator, Metro Star, Metro Star-X, and Force emergency rescue chassis cabs built between October 1, 2012, through October 31, 2012.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the windshield wipers become inoperative, the driver could have reduced visibility, which may increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Spartan will notify owners and replace the wipers free of charge The safety recall began on January 15, 2013. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-800-543-5008, Option 4.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Spartan calls this recall 12016, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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 windshield wipers become inoperative, the driver could have reduced visibility, which may increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V579 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Spartan Chassis, Inc. |
| System at fault | Visibility/Wiper |
| Reported to NHTSA | 10 December 2012 |
| Model years | 2012-2013 |
| Vehicles named | SPARTAN FORCE, SPARTAN GLADIATOR, SPARTAN METROSTAR, SPARTAN METROSTAR-X |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the windshield wipers become inoperative, the driver could have reduced visibility, which may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Spartan will notify owners and replace the wipers free of charge The safety recall began on January 15, 2013. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-800-543-5008, Option 4.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 12V579, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v579/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
Other Spartan notices we hold
- 14V022: model year 2008-2011 Gladiator emergency
- 14V020: 2010-2014 model year MM motorhome chassis manufactured December 11, 2009, through January 30, 2013, and equipped with a sway bar and model 1253 front suspension
- 13V628: model year 2006-2007 Diamond, model year 2006-2010 Gladiator, model year 2009-2010 Metrostar and one model year 2007 Advantage emergency response
- 13V613: model year 2002 MetroStar, 2009 Gladiator, and 2013 Gladiator emergency response
- 13V495: model year 2011-2013 Transit Bus Chassis Cab buses manufactured February 17, 2011, through February 22, 2013
- 13V481: model year 2011, 2013, and 2014 School Bus Chassis manufactured December 21, 2010, through September 18, 2013
- 13V467: model year 2011-2012 motorhomes manufactured January 28, 2010, through March 12, 2012; and equipped with Cummins ISC engines
- 13V302: model year 2011-2013 Transit Bus Chassis Cabs manufactured February 17, 2011, through February 14, 2013
All 10 Spartan campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 12V579 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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9f173fdc - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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