{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"23V156000","date":"2023-03-23","owner_notified":"2023-04-27","manufacturer":"Spartan Fire, LLC","component":"POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)","summary":"Spartan Fire LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Gladiator, Metro Star, FC-94 and KME Panther firetrucks.  After the vehicle is reversed, the transmission control module (TCM) may fail to achieve the 4th gear lockup needed to initiate the water pump.","consequence":"A firetruck that is unable to pump water increases the risk of injury during a fire.","remedy":"Dealers will update the TCM software, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 27, 2023.  Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400.  Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 23007.","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":"23007","part_number":null,"units":166,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":1,"period_from":"2025-2","period_to":"2026-1","submitted":"2026-04-27","involved":166,"remedied":129,"unreachable":0,"removed":18,"remedied_percent":77,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2022,"make":"KME","model":"redundant PANTHER","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2023,"make":"KME","model":"redundant PANTHER","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2024,"make":"KME","model":"redundant PANTHER","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"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":2024,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"FC-94","vehicle_id":"2024_spartan-fire_fc-94","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":2023,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"GLADIATOR","vehicle_id":"2023_spartan-fire_gladiator","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2024,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"GLADIATOR","vehicle_id":"2024_spartan-fire_gladiator","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},{"year":2024,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"METROSTAR","vehicle_id":"2024_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/23V156000"}