The defect
Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. (Custom Fire) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Spartan Gladiator, MetroStar, and MetroStarX emergency vehicles equipped with Cummins L9 diesel engines. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot boreholes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Cummins will inspect the rail threads and fuel lines, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 8, 2021. Owners may contact Custom Fire's customer service at 1-715-294-2555.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Custom Fire Spartan Gladiator | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Custom Fire Spartan Metrostar | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Fire Spartan Gladiator | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Custom Fire Spartan Gladiator | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Custom Fire Spartan Gladiator | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Custom Fire Spartan Gladiator | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Custom Fire Spartan Gladiator | 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| Custom Fire Spartan Metrostar | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Custom Fire Spartan Metrostar | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Custom Fire Spartan Metrostar | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Custom Fire Spartan Metrostar | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Custom Fire Spartan Metrostar | 2021 | 0 | 4 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2021
61 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the fuel system, diesel; Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 21V995000 20 Dec 2021 | Van Hool N.V. |
| 21V996000 20 Dec 2021 | Crane Carrier Company |
| 21V981000 16 Dec 2021 | Terex Advance Mixer, Inc. |
| 21V971000 15 Dec 2021 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 21V969000 14 Dec 2021 | Shyft Group |
| 21V962000 13 Dec 2021 | Sutphen Corporation |
| 21V965000 13 Dec 2021 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 21V964000 13 Dec 2021 | Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021