NHTSA campaign 22V778000
Spartan Fire, LLC recall 22V778000
Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Gladiator, MetroStar, FC-94, and KME Panther emergency vehicles. The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate.
Reported 10/17/2022
What can happen
Tie rod separation can result in a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
Repair
Dealers will replace the tie rod clamps, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 2, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire's customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 22007.
Components
- Steering: Linkages: Tie rod assembly
Affected years and models
A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.
2023 Kme redundant PANTHERView records2023 Spartan Fire FC-94View records2023 Spartan Fire GLADIATORView records2023 Spartan Fire METROSTARView records2022 Kme redundant PANTHERView records2022 Spartan Fire FC-94View records2022 Spartan Fire GLADIATORView records2022 Spartan Fire METROSTARView records2021 Kme PANTHERView records2021 Spartan Fire FC-94View records2021 Spartan Fire GLADIATORView records2021 Spartan Fire METROSTARView records