NHTSA recall 23V156000
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 | 23V156000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 23007 |
| Manufacturer | Spartan Fire, LLC |
| Reported | 2023-03-23 |
| Owners notified | 2023-04-27 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) |
| Units potentially affected | 166 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 166 |
| Reported remedied | 129 (77%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 18 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, 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 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.
What can happen
A firetruck that is unable to pump water increases the risk of injury during a fire.
The remedy
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 for this recall is 23007.
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.
| 2022 KME redundant PANTHER | |
|---|---|
| 2023 KME redundant PANTHER | |
| 2024 KME redundant PANTHER | |
| 2022 SPARTAN FIRE FC-94 | |
| 2023 SPARTAN FIRE FC-94 | |
| 2024 SPARTAN FIRE FC-94 | |
| 2022 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR | |
| 2023 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR | |
| 2024 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR | |
| 2022 SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR | |
| 2023 SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR | |
| 2024 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.