{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"22V019000","date":"2022-01-20","owner_notified":"2022-01-28","manufacturer":"Marion Body Works Inc.","component":"POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY","summary":"Marion Body Works Inc. (Marion Body Works) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Spartan Gladiator, MetroStar, and MetroStar-RT vehicles equipped with Meritor 180 series drive pinions.  The rear axle drive pinion may fracture.","consequence":"A fractured drive pinion may contact the brake drop hose, and unintentionally engage the parking brake without detection, or without the brake lights activating, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Meritor will inspect and replace the drive pinion, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed January 28, 2022. Owners may contact Marion Body Works customer service at 1-715-754-5261.  Marion Body Works number for this recall is 21V-899.","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.","mfr_campaign":"21V-899","part_number":"180 Series","units":22,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":2,"period_from":"2025-1","period_to":"2025-4","submitted":"2026-02-02","involved":22,"remedied":3,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":13,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2021,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"GLADIATOR","vehicle_id":"2021_spartan-fire_gladiator","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2022,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"GLADIATOR","vehicle_id":"2022_spartan-fire_gladiator","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2021,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"METROSTAR","vehicle_id":"2021_spartan-fire_metrostar","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2022,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"METROSTAR","vehicle_id":"2022_spartan-fire_metrostar","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/22V019000"}