Spartan Fire, LLC: Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel
Spartan Fire, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 10, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 193. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Gladiator and MetroStar vehicles equipped with Weldon V-Mux Vista IV Standard LCD displays used for controlling emergency vehicle lighting and HVAC functions. These displays may experience low voltage spikes, and cause the LCD display to lock up or become nonfunctional, due to varying electrical installations.
The risk
Operator of vehicle may not be able to read the LCD screen and may not be able to use buttons or both unless they reset the power. If the LCD display appears blank, emergency personnel may not have immediate access to the functions and controls operated by the LCD screen which could delay emergency operations, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Spartan Fire will notify owners, and dealers will replace the unit or apply a retrofit remedy, free of charge. The recall began December 23, 2020. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Spartan Fire Gladiator | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Spartan Fire Metrostar | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Spartan Fire Gladiator | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Spartan Fire Metrostar | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Spartan Fire Gladiator | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Spartan Fire Metrostar | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 20V762000.
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