Recall 14V630000

SEATS

Report Date
20141008
Component
SEATS
Affected Vehicles
6 models

Defect Description

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."

Safety 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.

Affected Vehicles

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

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.