The worst 2022 Spartan Fire Gladiator problems
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Recalls 12
Seats: critical fasteners
- What is wrong
- Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Gladiator, Metro Star, and 2023-2024 FC-94 vehicles. The seat mount fastener may be undersized and could break. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems."
- Risk
- A broken fastener can allow the seat to move, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and replace the fastener as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 27, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1‑517‑543‑6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 24007.
Recall number 24V323000 · Recall details
Parking brake
- What is wrong
- Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc (Custom Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Spartan Gladiator, MetroStar, and FC-94 emergency vehicles. A defect in the inversion valve may delay the park brake setting after engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionally.
- Risk
- Unintentional vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
- Remedy
- Custom Fire will inspect and replace the faulty inversion valve, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 16, 2023. Owners may contact Custom Fire customer service at 1‑715‑294‑2555. Custom Fire's number for this recall is 23V‑631/TC 2023-512.
Recall number 23V747000 · Recall details
Parking brake
- What is wrong
- Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Gladiator, Metro Star, 2022-2024 FC-94, 2022-2023 KME Panther, and 2023 KME Predator emergency vehicles. A defect in the inversion valve may delay park brake engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionally. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
- Risk
- Unintentional vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the inversion valve, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 2, 2023. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1‑800‑867‑6478. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 23017.
Recall number 23V631000 · Recall details
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (TCM/PCM/tecm)
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- 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.
Recall number 23V156000 · Recall details
Steering: critical fasteners
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- 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.
Recall number 23V192000 · Recall details
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- What is wrong
- Marion Body Works Inc. (Marion) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Spartan Fire Gladiator, MetroStar, FC-94 and KME Panther fire trucks. The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate.
- Risk
- 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 on December 13, 2022. Owners may contact Marion's customer service at 1‑715‑754‑5261. Marion's number for this recall is 22V‑778.
Recall number 22V871000 · Recall details
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- What is wrong
- Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Gladiator, MetroStar, FC-94, and KME Panther emergency vehicles. The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate.
- Risk
- Tie rod separation can result in a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the tie rod clamps, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 2, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire's customer service at 1‑517‑543‑6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 22007.
Recall number 22V778000 · Recall details
Parking brake
- What is wrong
- Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2022 Gladiator and MetroStar fire trucks. The front wheel parking brake may not engage.
- Risk
- Failure of the parking brake can result in unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will repair the parking brake, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 1, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire's customer service at 1‑517‑543‑6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 22005.
Recall number 22V682000 · Recall details
Equipment: emergency: siren/lighting/strobes: wiring
- What is wrong
- Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Gladiator, MetroStar, and 2022-2023 FC-94 fire trucks. An additional resistor was incorrectly installed on the printed circuit board, which can disrupt CAN network communication and cause vehicle lighting to fail.
- Risk
- Inoperable vehicle lighting can reduce visibility and increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 18, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire's customer service at 1‑800‑543‑6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 22001.
Recall number 22V373000 · Recall details
Power train: axle assembly
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- 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.
Recall number 22V019000 · Recall details
Fuel system, diesel: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- What is wrong
- Spartan Fire, LLC is recalling certain 2019-2022 Gladiator and MetroStar vehicles. The fuel tubes between the fuel rail and the injectors for cylinders four, five, and six may fatigue and crack, which can result in a high pressure fuel leak.
- Risk
- A high pressure fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- On engines with 75 miles or less, dealers will install vibration isolators to the fuel tubes. Engines with more than 75 miles will receive new fuel tubes with vibration isolators. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 5, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1‑517‑543‑6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 21017.
Recall number 21V967000 · Recall details
Power train: axle assembly
- What is wrong
- Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Gladiator, MetroStar and FC-94 emergency vehicles. The rear axle drive pinion may fracture.
- Risk
- A fractured drive pinion may contact the brake drop hose, and unintentionally engage the parking brake or activate the brake lights, 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 3, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1‑517‑543‑6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 21016.
Recall number 21V899000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 2022 Spartan Fire Gladiator 23
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with ZeroRPM that may possess default settings...
- This Service bulletin is about certain vehicles that may incorrectly experience a low coolant level alarm...
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles that may experience leaks through the cab roof seams into...
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles with cab tilt crossbar tubes that may crack adjacent to...
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with lower weight rated wheels than what the...
- This service bulletin provides instructions to replace the steering gear cover fasteners if the IFS...
- This service bulletin provides instructions to replace new crossmember gussets if the frame crossmember...
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles greater than 54k rear GAWR, equipped with an AL-600...
- This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with 92 inch or longer roof mounted light bars...
- This service bulletin is about the power steering fluid level sensor could exhibit leaks where sensor...
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12 recalls, covering seats, parking brake and power train.
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