# NHTSA recall 21V899000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 21V899000
- Manufacturer's number: 21016
- Manufacturer: Spartan Fire, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-11\-18
- Owners notified: 2022\-01\-03
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 260
- Part numbers: 180 Series

## What is wrong

Spartan Fire, LLC \(Spartan Fire\) is recalling certain 2021\-2022 Gladiator, MetroStar and FC\-94 emergency vehicles.  The rear axle drive pinion may fracture.


## What can happen

A fractured drive pinion may contact the brake drop hose, and unintentionally engage the parking brake or activate the brake lights, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

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\-6400.  Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 21016.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 260
- Reported remedied: 104 \(40%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 51

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2021 SPARTAN FIRE FC\-94](/makes/spartan-fire/fc-94/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 SPARTAN FIRE FC\-94](/makes/spartan-fire/fc-94/2022/recalls.md)
- [2020 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR](/makes/spartan-fire/gladiator/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR](/makes/spartan-fire/gladiator/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR](/makes/spartan-fire/gladiator/2022/recalls.md)
- [2020 SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR](/makes/spartan-fire/metrostar/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR](/makes/spartan-fire/metrostar/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR](/makes/spartan-fire/metrostar/2022/recalls.md)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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