{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"24V507000","date":"2024-07-02","owner_notified":"2024-08-05","manufacturer":"Spartan Fire, LLC","component":"SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM","summary":"Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Gladiator, 2024-2025 Metro Star and 2024 KME Panther vehicles equipped with certain independent front suspension assemblies.  The lower control arm retention bolts could become brittle and break after being tightened.","consequence":"A broken bolt head can become a projectile, increasing the risk of an injury.","remedy":"Spartan Fire will replace the bolts, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 5, 2024.  Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400.  Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 24010.","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":"24010","part_number":"1180-DD1-XXXXXX, 1170-DD1-XXXXXX","units":48,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":8,"period_from":"2026-2","period_to":"2026-2","submitted":"2026-07-30","involved":48,"remedied":32,"unreachable":0,"removed":1,"remedied_percent":66,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2023,"make":"KME","model":"PANTHER","vehicle_id":"2023_kme_panther","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2024,"make":"KME","model":"PANTHER","vehicle_id":"2024_kme_panther","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2025,"make":"KME","model":"PANTHER","vehicle_id":"2025_kme_panther","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":2025,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"GLADIATOR","vehicle_id":"2025_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},{"year":2024,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"METROSTAR","vehicle_id":"2024_spartan-fire_metrostar","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2025,"make":"SPARTAN FIRE","model":"METROSTAR","vehicle_id":"2025_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/24V507000"}