Spartan Fire, LLC: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Spartan Fire, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 2, 2024 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 48. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Gladiator, 2024-2025 Metro Star and 2024 KME Panther vehicles equipped with certain independent front suspension assemblies. The lower control arm retention bolts could become brittle and break after being tightened.
The risk
A broken bolt head can become a projectile, increasing the risk of an injury.
The remedy
Spartan Fire will replace the bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 5, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 24010.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Kme Panther | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Spartan Fire Gladiator | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Spartan Fire Metrostar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Kme Panther | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Spartan Fire Gladiator | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Spartan Fire Metrostar | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Kme Panther | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Spartan Fire Gladiator | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Spartan Fire Metrostar | 0 | 12 | 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 24V507000.
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