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Spartan Fire GladiatorYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 32 safety recalls on record for the Spartan Fire Gladiator.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints0—Safety recalls322009–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Spartan Fire Gladiator years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Gladiator median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 11 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 12 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 16 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 14 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 12 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Spartan Fire Gladiator problems

All model years combined: 0 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
32 recalls

Spartan Fire Gladiator recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

59%Doors: latch25V-758 · 2024–2025 · Nov 4, 2025 · 51 vehicles34%Doors: latch25V-584 · 2023–2026 · Sep 6, 2025 · 1,261 vehicles36%Integrated jack/leveler/stabilizer: hoses/cables/rods/gears/strut/cylinder24V-799 · 2025 · Oct 24, 2024 · 50 vehicles67%Control arm: lower arm24V-507 · 2023–2025 · Jul 2, 2024 · 48 vehicles29%Service brakes, air24V-453 · 2017–2019 · Jun 18, 2024 · 17 vehicles17%Seats: critical fasteners24V-323 · 2022–2024 · May 10, 2024 · 100 vehicles17%Electrical system24V-181 · 2023–2024 · Mar 7, 2024 · 42 vehicles100%Parking brake23V-747 · 2021–2024 · Nov 7, 2023 · 10 vehicles50%Parking brake23V-631 · 2021–2024 · Sep 12, 2023 · 660 vehicles20%Equipment23V-389 · 2018–2021 · Jun 1, 2023 · 5 vehicles77%Automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)23V-156 · 2022–2024 · Mar 23, 2023 · 166 vehicles0%Steering: critical fasteners23V-192 · 2020–2023 · Mar 23, 2023 · 12 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 32 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Gladiator

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2012–2019 · still open
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