Spartan Motors USA (Spartan) is recalling certain 2001-2018 Spartan Gladiator, Diamond, MetroStar, and Advantage emergency response vehicles. The affected vehicles may not be equipped with a pressure protection valve installed between the air reservoir and...
1989-2018 · 30 model years
Spartan Advantage Problems by year
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the Spartan Advantage across 30 model years, and it has 13 recalls. The 2001 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1). The most reported problem area is the engine & cooling, followed by the wheels & tires.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 13
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Advantage complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common Advantage problems
Spartan Advantage recalls 13
Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2007-2015 Advantage, Diamond, Gladiator, and MetroStar emergency response vehicles manufactured January 18, 2007 to February 9, 2015. The front wheels of the affected vehicles have valve stems...
Spartan Motors, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2006-2013 Advantage, Diamond, Gladiator, and MetroStar emergency vehicles manufactured November 29, 2005, to June 19, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the transmission fluid cooler may fail...
Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan Chassis) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Diamond, model year 2006-2010 Gladiator, model year 2009-2010 Metrostar and one model year 2007 Advantage emergency response vehicles manufactured December 22, 2005...
Spartan is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2009 gladiator, metrostar, advantage, and diamond fire apparatus chassis manufactured from january 1, 2007 through april 15, 2010, equipped with independent front suspensions supplied by ridewell...
Spartan is recalling certain model year 1998 through 2010 advantage, barron, gladiator, metrostar, mountain star, and tr-1 fire apparatus chassis cabs manufactured between february 27, 2003 and november 17, 2009 and belts sold to various vehicle alters...
On certain motor homes and fire trucks equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries, the weld attaching the clevis to the plate has insufficient penetration and could allow the clevis to separate from...
On certain motor homes and fire trucks equipped with meritor wabco pneumatic anitlock brake system (abs) valve packages, the assembly bolts on these valve packages were not tightened correctly.
Vehicle description: fire trucks. These fire trucks are all 4-door models which contain dual, forward facing passenger seats. The hardware utilized to mount the seat box to the cab floor and to the backwall structure, and also to mount the type 1 seat belt...
Vehicle description: fire trucks. The cab tilt system contains a 12 volt electrical solenoid assembly as an accessory to the cab tilt electric motor/hydraulic pump assembly. Rain, snow, salt spray or other corrosive environment can corrode the solenoid or...
Vehicle description: fire trucks. These vehicles did not have the "do not shift" display warning lamp installed in the light housing assembly.
Vehicle description: fire trucks. A defective electrical harness, part no. 200185, Was used on these fire trucks, causing an inoperative 'check transmission light.' There would be no in-cab indication of a transmission fault which could lead to an...
Latest Advantage complaints
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 spartan advantage. While stationary, the vehicle caught fire without warning. A police report was filed. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries sustained. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 4,000.
While traveling 30mph on dry road conditions passenger's side rear replacement spartan advantage tires, size 21560r16 with one hundred miles on them sidewall blewout, causing vehicle to be labeled as totaled. Please provide further details.*Ak
Questions about the Spartan Advantage
Which Spartan Advantage years have the most problems?
Which Spartan Advantage years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Spartan Advantage problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the engine & cooling (1), wheels & tires (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Spartan Advantage have?
NHTSA lists 13 recalls across all Spartan Advantage model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data