NHTSA recall 24V181000
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 | 24V181000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 24003 |
| Manufacturer | Spartan Fire, LLC |
| Reported | 2024-03-07 |
| Owners notified | 2024-04-01 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 42 |
| Part numbers | 6060-2010-00 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2026 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 42 |
| Reported remedied | 7 (16%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 3 |
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 2023-2024 Gladiator, MetroStar, 2024 Commercial, FC-94, and KME Panther trucks equipped with Hercules HC 1.7 multiplex nodes. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the node may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits.
What can happen
Overloaded electrical circuits can overheat, increasing the risk of fire.
The remedy
Weldon will update the firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 8, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 24003.
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.
| 2024 KME redundant PANTHER | |
|---|---|
| 2024 SPARTAN FIRE COMMERCIAL | |
| 2024 SPARTAN FIRE FC-94 | |
| 2023 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR | |
| 2024 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR | |
| 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.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TSB26-520-001 | 2026-04-02. Service bulletin. This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with a LCP80 Kussmaul charger that may fail to initiate the charging operation and instructions on how to inspect and potentially replace the charger. |
|---|---|
| TSB26-410-001 | 2026-03-05. Service bulletin. This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with ZeroRPM that may possess default settings that do not prioritize the charging of the chassis equipped lead acid batteries. |
| CSB25-500-001 | 2026-01-08. Service bulletin. This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with a Weldon Hercules HC 1.8 node giving timing errors when combined with the Whelen Core and Core R and instructions on how to update the OS version on the node. |
| TSB24-500-001 | 2024-07-03. Service bulletin. This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with a Weldon HC node that may prevent certain functions from working properly and the instructions on how to update the node operating system. |
| TSB23-880-001 | 2023-07-17. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides instructions on how to properly install the RCM after shipped short due to a supplier shortage. |
| TSB23-520-001A | 2023-07-17. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides instructions to inspect and rewire 120V box in accordance with diagram. Revision to the previous bulletin released. |
| TSB23-520-001 | 2023-05-01. Service bulletin. This service bulletin provides instructions to inspect and rewire 120V box in accordance with diagram. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.