Spartan Fire Gladiator: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Spartan Fire Gladiator across 12 model years: 0 owner complaints and 50 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Equipment | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Electrical system | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Suspension | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Engine and cooling | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Fuel system | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Steering | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Seat belts | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Visibility | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Wheels | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Engine | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Powertrain | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Air bags | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Service brakes | 0 | 0 | 1 |
What to check before buying
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Suspension. Wheel alignment, control arms, subframe, even tire wear.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
Manufacturer service bulletins
Bulletin titles as filed with NHTSA.
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles with low side bodies and equipped exterior unistruts where…
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with flip down grills that have the incorrect…
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with V-Mux Digital Truck Designer (DTD) multiplex…
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equiped with Parker Chelsea PTOs with a full complement…
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with a CAN I/O module that may experience…
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with a LCP80 Kussmaul charger that may fail to…
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with ZeroRPM that may possess default settings…
- This Service bulletin is about certain vehicles that may incorrectly experience a low coolant level alarm…
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles that may experience leaks through the cab roof seams into…
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles with cab tilt crossbar tubes that may crack adjacent to…
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with a Weldon Hercules HC 1.8 node giving timing…
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with lower weight rated wheels than what the…
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-04.