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NHTSA campaign 13V628000 · Spartan campaign 13028

Spartan Recall 13V-628: IFS Cradle Welds May Crack

NHTSA recall 13V628000 (Spartan campaign 13028) was reported by Spartan Motors, Inc. on December 18, 2013, with 37 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Spartan Gladiator, Spartan Diamond, Spartan Metrostar and more for model years 2006–2010.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 13V628000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
13V628000 (also written 13V-628 or 13V628)
Filed by
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Spartan campaign number
13028
Report received
Potentially affected
37 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension — Front

Repair completion: 100% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V628000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Spartan

  • Spartan Advantage

    • 2007 · Vehicles built December 22, 2005 – October 13, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • Spartan Diamond

    • 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built December 22, 2005 – October 13, 2010 (per NHTSA)

  • Spartan Gladiator

  • Spartan Metrostar

    • 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built December 22, 2005 – October 13, 2010 (per NHTSA)
All Spartan recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V628000.

Defect description

Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc. (Spartan Chassis) is recalling certain model year 2006-2007 Diamond, model year 2006-2010 Gladiator, model year 2009-2010 Metrostar and one model year 2007 Advantage emergency response vehicles manufactured December 22, 2005, through October 13, 2010, and equipped with independent front suspensions (IFS) by Ridgewell Corporation. In the affected vehicles, welds on the IFS cradles may crack.

Safety consequence

Cracking of the welds could result in difficulty in steering the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Spartan Chassis will notify owners, and dealers will repair any cracks and install reinforcement brackets, free of charge. An interim notification will be sent in January 2014. A second notification will be sent when the remedy parts are available. Owners may contact Spartan at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for this recall is 13028.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V628000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.