The defect
Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2022 Gladiator and MetroStar fire trucks. The front wheel parking brake may not engage.
The risk
Failure of the parking brake can result in unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Spartan Fire Gladiator | 2022 |
| Spartan Fire Metrostar | 2022 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
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 Gladiator | 2022 | 0 | 12 |
| Spartan Fire Metrostar | 2022 | 0 | 13 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2022
10 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the parking brake; Spartan Fire, LLC filed 29 campaigns in all.
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| 22V790000 20 Oct 2022 | Orange EV |
| 22V776000 14 Oct 2022 | Shyft Group |
| 22V530000 22 Jul 2022 | Lion Electric Company |
| 22V468000 30 Jun 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 22V364000 20 May 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V322000 11 May 2022 | Kia Motors America |
| 22V324000 11 May 2022 | Hyundai Motor America |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022