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NHTSA recall 22V778000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number22V778000
Manufacturer's number22007
ManufacturerSpartan Fire, LLC
Reported2022-10-17
Owners notified2022-12-02
ComponentSTEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Units potentially affected225
Part numbersUnknown
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportAnnual report 1, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
Filed with NHTSA2025-10-30
Vehicles in the campaign225
Reported remedied101 (44%)
Reported unreachable0
Reported removed44

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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
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.

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