NHTSA recall 22V778000
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 | 22V778000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 22007 |
| Manufacturer | Spartan Fire, LLC |
| Reported | 2022-10-17 |
| Owners notified | 2022-12-02 |
| Component | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 225 |
| Part numbers | Unknown |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2025-10-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 225 |
| Reported remedied | 101 (44%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 44 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, 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.
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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.
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.
| 2021 KME PANTHER | |
|---|---|
| 2022 KME redundant PANTHER | |
| 2023 KME redundant PANTHER | |
| 2021 SPARTAN FIRE FC-94 | |
| 2022 SPARTAN FIRE FC-94 | |
| 2023 SPARTAN FIRE FC-94 | |
| 2021 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR | |
| 2022 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR | |
| 2023 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR | |
| 2021 SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR | |
| 2022 SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR | |
| 2023 SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.