NHTSA recall 23V192000
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 | 23V192000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 23009 |
| Manufacturer | Spartan Fire, LLC |
| Reported | 2023-03-23 |
| Owners notified | 2023-05-10 |
| Component | STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS |
| Units potentially affected | 12 |
| Part numbers | Unknown |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 12 |
| Reported remedied | 0 (0%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 9 |
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 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.
What can happen
Steer axle assembly separation can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
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 service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 23009.
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.
| 2020 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR | |
|---|---|
| 2022 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR | |
| 2023 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR | |
| 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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TSB24-260-001 | 2024-09-28. Service bulletin. This service bulletin is about certain steering column boots potentially adhering to the steering column shaft causing damage to the boot and instructions on how to modify the steering column boot. |
|---|---|
| TSB23-260-001 | 2024-01-22. Service bulletin. This service bulletin is about the power steering fluid level sensor could exhibit leaks where sensor seals against power steering reservoir and provides instructions on replacing current power steering level sensor with improved sensor design. |
| CSB23-260-001 | 2023-06-13. Service bulletin. This service bulletin is about changes based on new product testing to improve steering geometry and reliability and provides instructions to replace bracket, steering arm and hose. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.