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Spartan MMYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 34 safety recalls on record for the Spartan MM.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1—Safety recalls341997–2017 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 8 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 12 recalls2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Spartan MM problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint 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
34 recalls

Spartan MM recalls

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

81%Front: control arm17V-160 · 2011–2017 · Mar 13, 2017 · 2,783 vehicles40%Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system16V-313 · 2007–2015 · May 17, 2016 · 2,582 vehicles16%Steering15V-633 · 1997–2005 · Oct 8, 2015 · 3,313 vehicles25%Cooling system: fan15V-549 · 2004–2008 · Sep 1, 2015 · 1,212 vehicles20%Axle: non-powered axle assembly15V-548 · 2007–2008 · Sep 1, 2015 · 440 vehicles85%Power train: axle assembly15V-388 · 2015–2016 · Jun 19, 2015 · 144 vehicles67%Structure: frame and members15V-014 · 2015 · Jan 16, 2015 · 24 vehicles61%Steering: linkages14V-812 · 2013–2015 · Dec 23, 2014 · 277 vehicles56%Service brakes, air14V-747 · 2013–2015 · Nov 24, 2014 · 1,059 vehicles91%Fuel system, diesel14V-505 · 2015 · Aug 18, 2014 · 87 vehicles44%Suspension: front14V-020 · 2010–2014 · Jan 28, 2014 · 452 vehicles83%Steering: linkages13V-531 · 2013–2014 · Oct 25, 2013 · 175 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 34 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the MM

  1. Sway Bar End Link FailurePE13028 · 2009–2014 · closed Feb 19, 2014
    Led to recall 14V-020