Spartan Fire Apparatus Chassis Recalled for Seat Belt Anchor Defect
Spartan Chassis is recalling specific fire apparatus chassis because seat belt anchorages may not meet federal safety standards, posing a risk of injury in a crash.
What this means for you
Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (seat belt anchorages) where the source text explicitly states the defect may result in personal injury to the seat occupant during a crash, meeting the criteria for a Severe rating.
Plain-English summary
Spartan Chassis, Inc. is recalling certain model year 1998 through 2010 Advantage, Barron, Gladiator, Metrostar, Mountain Star, and TR-1 fire apparatus chassis cabs. The affected vehicles were manufactured between February 27, 2003, and November 17, 2009, and include belts sold to various vehicle alters. The recall involves approximately 650 units.
The defect involves certain seat belt anchorages that fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages." If a vehicle crash occurs, the seat belt may separate from the cab and fail to properly restrain the occupant, which may result in personal injury.
Spartan will notify owners and repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on June 2, 2010. Owners may contact Spartan Chassis at 1-800-543-4277 (Option 1) or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- SPARTAN GLADIATOR, METROSTAR, BARRON, DIAMOND
- Brand
- SPARTAN
- Manufacturer
- SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC.
- Category
- Vehicle — Fire Apparatus Chassis
- Affected units
- 650
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (5)
- GLADIATOR
- METROSTAR
- BARRON
- DIAMOND
- ADVANTAGE
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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