Our severity:Severe NHTSA·10V052000·Announced 2010-02-05

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

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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
Hazard: seat-belt-failure
personal-injury
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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