NHTSA Campaign 14V630000

SEAT BELTS

Issued by Spartan Motors, Inc. · Reported Oct 8, 2014 · 29 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Gladiator and MetroStar emergency vehicles manufactured February 18, 2013, to August 5, 2014. The seats in the affected vehicles have seats belts that may be too long to fit smaller occupants. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence

If the seat belt does not properly fit the seat occupant, the seat occupant has an increased risk of being injured in the event of a crash.

Remedy

Spartan has notified owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt buckle, with a shorter belt buckle, free of charge. The recall began November 25, 2014. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 14019.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2013 29
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2014 29
SPARTAN GLADIATOR 2015 29
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2013 29
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2014 29
SPARTAN METROSTAR 2015 29

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V630000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.