Spartan K3Years to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 7 owner complaints and 41 safety recalls on record for the Spartan K3.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Spartan K3 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 K3 median. Tap a year for its full report.
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2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2023Not rated–/1002 complaints · 4 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2012Not rated–/1002 complaints · 8 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 7 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2005Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls
Complaints by system
Most common Spartan K3 problems
All model years combined: 7 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
4Steering
1Electrical system
1Equipment
1Exterior lighting
1Interior lighting
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Power train
1Seats
1Service brakes
44 other systems
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Steering | 4 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 1 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | 0 |
| Interior lighting | 1 | 0 |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | 0 |
| Power train | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 1 | 0 |
| 4 other systems | 4 | 0 |
41 recalls
Spartan K3 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Steering24V-052 · 2023–2025 · Jan 30, 2024 · 797 vehiclesElectrical system: software23V-062 · 2022–2024 · Feb 9, 2023 · 2,336 vehiclesSteering22V-531 · 2022–2023 · Jul 22, 2022 · 100 vehiclesFuel injection system: fuel rail21V-969 · 2020–2023 · Dec 14, 2021 · 143 vehiclesHydraulic power assist: pump21V-752 · 2020–2022 · Sep 27, 2021 · 91 vehiclesElectrical system: instrument cluster/panel21V-589 · 2018–2022 · Jul 29, 2021 · 2,727 vehiclesFuel injection system: fuel rail21V-319 · 2017–2022 · May 5, 2021 · 2,783 vehiclesSteering21V-214 · 2021–2022 · Mar 25, 2021 · 37 vehiclesSteering21V-041 · 2020–2021 · Feb 2, 2021 · 548 vehiclesService brakes19V-360 · 2018–2019 · May 13, 2019 · 92 vehiclesFuel system, other18V-384 · 2016–2019 · Jun 7, 2018 · 102 vehiclesFuel system, diesel17V-403 · 2017–2018 · Jun 27, 2017 · 28 vehicles
Showing the 12 newest of 41 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.