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Spartan AdvantageYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 13 safety recalls on record for the Spartan Advantage.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: EngineSafety recalls131989–2018 model years

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

Best & worst years

Spartan Advantage 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 Advantage median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2015Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1996Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1995Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1994Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1991Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1990Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1989Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Spartan Advantage problems

All model years combined: 2 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
Engine11
Tires10
13 recalls

Spartan Advantage recalls

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

1%Service brakes, air18V-350 · 2001–2018 · May 29, 2018 · 309 vehicles21%Tires: valve15V-448 · 2007–2015 · Jul 15, 2015 · 212 vehicles51%Automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines14V-623 · 2006–2013 · Oct 6, 2014 · 389 vehicles100%Suspension: front13V-628 · 2007 · Dec 18, 2013 · 37 vehicles–Suspension: front10V-210 · 2007 · May 14, 2010 · 58 vehicles–Front: anchorage10V-052 · 1999–2007 · Feb 5, 2010 · 650 vehicles–Vehicle speed control02V-004 · 2001–2002 · Sep 19, 2002 · 535 vehicles–Supply: check valve02V-018 · 2002 · Apr 15, 2002 · 750 vehicles–Front: anchorage99V-118 · 1989–1998 · May 12, 1999 · 1,753 vehicles–Structure99V-010 · 1990–1997 · Jan 20, 1999 · 3,210 vehicles–Interior lighting98V-264 · 1998–1999 · Oct 29, 1998 · 53 vehicles–Wiring: front underhood98V-252 · 1998–1999 · Oct 7, 1998 · 169 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 13 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.