1997 Spartan Gladiator
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1997 Spartan Gladiator. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
4 recalls name the 1997 Spartan Gladiator. Newest first.
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 systems, was inadequate to meet the requirements of fmvss nos. 207/210, ""seating systems" and…
Risk and remedy
Risk
The seat box mounting/restraining hardware can loosen or fail allowing the seat/seat box assembly to break free of its mounting to the cab floor and/or backwall which could cause injury to the occupants of those seats.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the seat box mounting fasteners.
Vehicle description: fire trucks. if the driver accelerates in a turn above 20 mph forward speed, the lock pin IS actuated and causes the axle to resist returning to the straight ahead position after the turn IS completed because the lock pin IS binding on the clamp plate surface.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Engaging the lock pin in the lcmp plate hole at high forward speeds causes excessive wear in the lock pin and/or the clamp plate hole. lane changes and other vehicle maneuvers will greatly increase contact frequency and causes wear, increasing the risk of loss of vehicle control.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the tag axles on these fire trucks.
Vehicle description: fire truck chassis equipped with telma retarder and wabco version 'd' anti-lock brake system (ABS). the ABS test mode wiring was incorrectly wired through the console resulting in the inability to read and clear the blink codes on these fire trucks.
Risk and remedy
Risk
The driver would not be able to read or clear these codes from the console.
Remedy
Dealers will perform a wiring change in the center console.
Vehicle description: fire trucks with occupant side entry doors. a difficulty in latching the side entry doors to the full closed position, and/or, the doors may release to the secondary latch position. also loose rivets can cause the latch control mechanism to bind not allowing the door to latch properly when shut.
Risk and remedy
Risk
The cab door could unlatch from its primary latch while the vehicle IS in motion, allowing the door to open unassisted to the secondary latch position.
Remedy
Dealers will remove and replace the latch and actuator on the doors.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10121628This service bulletin provides instructions on how to remedy or replace cab lock down mounting structures.
- 603925Subject regarding ABS blink code functionality.
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