https://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/New NHTSA safety recalls for SPARTAN FIRE vehicles.en-usTue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/fc-94/25V758000Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000Marion Body Works Inc. (Marion Body Works) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Spartan Fire FC-94, Gladiator, and Metrostar vehicles. The actuator lever arm in the cab door latch may bind or become wedged, preventing the door from opening. Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the door latches as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 14, 2025. Owners may contact Marion Body Works customer service at 1-715https://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/fc-94/25V584000Sat, 06 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan) is recalling certain 2023-2026 Gladiator, Metrostar, FC-94, KME Panther, and 2024-2025 Predator vehicles. The actuator lever arm in the cab door latch may bind or become wedged, preventing the door from opening. Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the door latches as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 20, 2025. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. https://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/fc-94/24V799000Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Metro Star, FC-94, 2025 Gladiator, and KME Panther vehicles. A missing mechanical stop may allow the cab tilt cylinder to be overextended. Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the cylinder as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spahttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/gladiator/24V507000Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000Spartan 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. Fix: 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 fohttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/gladiator/24V453000Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Gladiator and 2018-2019 Metro Star fire trucks. The service brake may take longer than expected to engage. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems." Fix: Dealers will inspect and either replace the fittings and plumbing or the quick release valve as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 5, 2024. Owners may contact Spahttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/fc-94/24V323000Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Gladiator, Metro Star, and 2023-2024 FC-94 vehicles. The seat mount fastener may be undersized and could break. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems." Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the fastener as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 27, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Sphttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/fc-94/24V181000Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Gladiator, MetroStar, 2024 Commercial, FC-94, and KME Panther trucks equipped with Hercules HC 1.7 multiplex nodes. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the node may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits. Fix: Weldon will update the firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 8, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's https://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/metrostar/23V818000Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2020 Severe Service, Predator, and Spartan MetroStar trucks. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the vehicle multiplex system may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits. Fix: Dealers will work with the equipment manufacturer to update the firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2024. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-https://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/s-180-pumper/23V808000Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Spartan Fire S-180 Pumper Fire Apparatus, Smeal Aerial Fire Apparatus, Smeal Pumper Fire Apparatus, and Spartan Fire Ladder Tower Aerial Fire Apparatus trucks. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the vehicle multiplex system may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits Fix: Spartan Fire will work with the equipment manufacturer to update the firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 17, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer servicehttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/fc-94/23V747000Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc (Custom Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Spartan Gladiator, MetroStar, and FC-94 emergency vehicles. A defect in the inversion valve may delay the park brake setting after engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionally. Fix: Custom Fire will inspect and replace the faulty inversion valve, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 16, 2023. Owners may contact Custom Fire customer servicehttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/fc-94/23V631000Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Gladiator, Metro Star, 2022-2024 FC-94, 2022-2023 KME Panther, and 2023 KME Predator emergency vehicles. A defect in the inversion valve may delay park brake engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionally. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 12 Fix: Dealers will replace the inversion valve, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 2, 2023. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-800-867-6478. Spartan Fire's nuhttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/gladiator/23V389000Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2018-2019, 2021 Gladiator and 2020 MetroStar emergency vehicles. The rope rescue anchor point (hoist ring) may have been improperly assembled, which can allow a hinge pin to separate from the ring. Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the hoist rings, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 20, 2023. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-640.https://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/gladiator/23V192000Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2020, 2022 and 2023 Gladiator and 2023 MetroStar vehicles. The front-drive steer axle fasteners may loosen, resulting in a complete separation of the axle assembly joints. Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the pro-torque nut keeper on the steer axle assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 10, 2023. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer serhttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/fc-94/23V156000Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Gladiator, Metro Star, FC-94 and KME Panther firetrucks. After the vehicle is reversed, the transmission control module (TCM) may fail to achieve the 4th gear lockup needed to initiate the water pump. Fix: Dealers will update the TCM software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 27, 2023. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number fhttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/fc-94/22V879000Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000Alexis Fire Equipment Company (Alexis Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Spartan Metro Star, FC-94 fire trucks. The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate. Fix: Dealers will replace both tie rod clamps, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 6, 2022. Owners may contact Alexis Fire's customer service at 1-309-482-6121.https://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/fc-94/22V871000Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000Marion Body Works Inc. (Marion) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Spartan Fire Gladiator, MetroStar, FC-94 and KME Panther fire trucks. The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate. Fix: Dealers will replace both tie rod clamps, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 13, 2022. Owners may contact Marion's customer service at 1-715-754-5261. Marion's number fhttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/fc-94/22V778000Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000Spartan 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. Fix: 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'https://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/metrostar/22V780000Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000Precision Industries, Inc. (Precision Industries) is recalling two 2021 Emergency vehicles built on Spartan Metrostar chassis. The electrical multiplex module had an additional resistor incorrectly installed on the printed circuit board, which can disrupt CAN network communication and cause vehicle lighting to fail. Fix: Precision Industries replaced the modules, free of charge. Both affected vehicles have been repaired. Owners may contact Precision Industries customer service at 1-573-346-8387.https://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/gladiator/22V682000Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2022 Gladiator and MetroStar fire trucks. The front wheel parking brake may not engage. Fix: Dealers will repair the parking brake, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 1, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire's customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's https://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/metrostar/22V625000Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling one 2022 MetroStar fire truck. The engine control module (ECM) may experience an internal short-circuit, which can result in an unexpected engine shut down. Fix: Cummins will replace the ECM, free of charge. The single affected vehicle was repaired September 21, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire's customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number fhttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/gladiator/22V539000Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Gladiator and MetroStar fire trucks. There may be a loose neutral screw connection within the QO Plug-On Neutral Load Center. If that connection is loose, the affected load center can overheat. Fix: Dealers will inspect, and if necessary replace or repair the neutral screw connection, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 14, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire's chttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/fc-94/22V373000Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Gladiator, MetroStar, and 2022-2023 FC-94 fire trucks. An additional resistor was incorrectly installed on the printed circuit board, which can disrupt CAN network communication and cause vehicle lighting to fail. Fix: Dealers will replace the modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 18, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire's customer service at 1-800-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number fhttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/gladiator/22V019000Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000Marion Body Works Inc. (Marion Body Works) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Spartan Gladiator, MetroStar, and MetroStar-RT vehicles equipped with Meritor 180 series drive pinions. The rear axle drive pinion may fracture. Fix: Meritor will inspect and replace the drive pinion, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 28, 2022. Owners may contact Marion Body Works customer service at 1-715https://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/gladiator/21V967000Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC is recalling certain 2019-2022 Gladiator and MetroStar vehicles. The fuel tubes between the fuel rail and the injectors for cylinders four, five, and six may fatigue and crack, which can result in a high pressure fuel leak. Fix: On engines with 75 miles or less, dealers will install vibration isolators to the fuel tubes. Engines with more than 75 miles will receive new fuel tubes with vibration isolators. Repairs will be perfhttps://cybermax.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/vehicle-recalls/spartan-fire/fc-94/21V899000Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Gladiator, MetroStar and FC-94 emergency vehicles. The rear axle drive pinion may fracture. Fix: Meritor will inspect and replace the drive pinion, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 3, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6