The defect
Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Gladiator, MetroStar and FC-94 emergency vehicles. The rear axle drive pinion may fracture.
The 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.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan Fire FC-94 | 2021, 2022 |
| Spartan Fire Gladiator | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Spartan Fire Metrostar | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartan Fire FC-94 | 2021 | 0 | 5 |
| Spartan Fire FC-94 | 2022 | 0 | 8 |
| Spartan Fire Gladiator | 2020 | 0 | 14 |
| Spartan Fire Gladiator | 2021 | 0 | 16 |
| Spartan Fire Gladiator | 2022 | 0 | 12 |
| Spartan Fire Metrostar | 2020 | 0 | 15 |
| Spartan Fire Metrostar | 2021 | 0 | 17 |
| Spartan Fire Metrostar | 2022 | 0 | 13 |
Other power train recalls in 2021
32 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the power train; Spartan Fire, LLC filed 29 campaigns in all.
| 21V978000 16 Dec 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V955000 9 Dec 2021 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 21V939000 2 Dec 2021 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 21V905000 19 Nov 2021 | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| 21V910000 19 Nov 2021 | Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. |
| 21V904000 19 Nov 2021 | E-One Incorporated |
| 21V817000 18 Oct 2021 | Braun Corporation |
| 21V804000 14 Oct 2021 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021