# NHTSA recall 23V631000

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: 23V631000
- Manufacturer's number: 23017
- Manufacturer: Spartan Fire, LLC
- Reported: 2023\-09\-12
- Owners notified: 2023\-11\-02
- Component: PARKING BRAKE
- Units potentially affected: 660
- Part numbers: Spartan PN: 1617\-MM5 / Wabco PN: 9718990020

## What is wrong

Spartan Fire, LLC \(Spartan Fire\) is recalling certain 2021\-2024 Gladiator, Metro Star, 2022\-2024 FC\-94, 2022\-2023 KME Panther, and 2023 KME Predator emergency vehicles.  A defect in the inversion valve may delay park brake engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionally.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems."


## What can happen

Unintentional vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash or injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the inversion valve, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed November 2, 2023.  Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1\-800\-867\-6478.  Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 23017.


## 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: Quarterly report 8, for 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 660
- Reported remedied: 328 \(49%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 104

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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2022 KME redundant PANTHER
- 2023 KME redundant PANTHER
- 2023 KME redundant PREDATOR
- [2022 SPARTAN FIRE FC\-94](/makes/spartan-fire/fc-94/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 SPARTAN FIRE FC\-94](/makes/spartan-fire/fc-94/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 SPARTAN FIRE FC\-94](/makes/spartan-fire/fc-94/2024/recalls.md)
- [2021 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR](/makes/spartan-fire/gladiator/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR](/makes/spartan-fire/gladiator/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR](/makes/spartan-fire/gladiator/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR](/makes/spartan-fire/gladiator/2024/recalls.md)
- [2021 SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR](/makes/spartan-fire/metrostar/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR](/makes/spartan-fire/metrostar/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR](/makes/spartan-fire/metrostar/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR](/makes/spartan-fire/metrostar/2024/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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