{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"22V879000","date":"2022-11-29","owner_notified":"2022-12-06","manufacturer":"Alexis Fire Equipment Company","component":"STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY","summary":"Alexis Fire Equipment Company (Alexis Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Spartan Metro Star, FC-94 fire trucks.  The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate.","consequence":"Tie rod separation can result in a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace both tie rod clamps, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed December 6, 2022.  Owners may contact Alexis Fire's customer service at 1-309-482-6121.","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":null,"part_number":"B1-3102R4854, B1-3102N4850, A1-3102S4855","units":20,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":3,"period_from":"2023-2","period_to":"2023-2","submitted":"2023-08-28","involved":20,"remedied":20,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":100,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2021,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"FC-94","vehicle_id":"2021_spartan-fire_fc-94","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2022,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"FC-94","vehicle_id":"2022_spartan-fire_fc-94","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2023,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"FC-94","vehicle_id":"2023_spartan-fire_fc-94","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},{"year":2023,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"METROSTAR","vehicle_id":"2023_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/22V879000"}