{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"23V192000","date":"2023-03-23","owner_notified":"2023-05-10","manufacturer":"Spartan Fire, LLC","component":"STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS","summary":"Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2020, 2022 and 2023 Gladiator and 2023 MetroStar vehicles.  The front-drive steer axle fasteners may loosen, resulting in a complete separation of the axle assembly joints.","consequence":"Steer axle assembly separation can result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the pro-torque nut keeper on the steer axle assembly, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 10, 2023.  Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400.  Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 23009.","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":"23009","part_number":"Unknown","units":12,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":1,"period_from":"2025-2","period_to":"2026-1","submitted":"2026-04-27","involved":12,"remedied":0,"unreachable":0,"removed":9,"remedied_percent":0,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2020,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"GLADIATOR","vehicle_id":"2020_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":2023,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"GLADIATOR","vehicle_id":"2023_spartan-fire_gladiator","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/23V192000"}