Spartan Fire, LLC: Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Spartan Fire, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 17, 2022 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 225. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
Tie rod separation can result in a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
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.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Kme Redundant Panther | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Spartan Fire FC-94 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Spartan Fire Gladiator | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Spartan Fire Metrostar | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Kme Redundant Panther | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Spartan Fire FC-94 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Spartan Fire Gladiator | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Spartan Fire Metrostar | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Kme Panther | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Spartan Fire FC-94 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Spartan Fire Gladiator | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Spartan Fire Metrostar | 0 | 17 | 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 22V778000.
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