Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Without the control line being pressure-protected, in the event the control line is severed, air may suddenly be lost from the service reservoir system, causing the brakes to apply unexpectedly, increasing the risk of a crash.
If the aerial device becomes unstable, the device may fall, increasing the risk of an injury.
If the EMS cabinets become loose during a crash, the cabinets may become projectiles, increasing the risk of injury.
A loss of air to the air brake system could increase the risk of a crash.
A wheel separation from the vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.
If the tiller frame fully cracks, the vehicle may be unstable, increasing the risk of injury to someone on the ladder.
Two 2004 SPARTAN GLADIATORs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.