NHTSA Campaign 23V156000

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

Issued by Spartan Fire, LLC · Reported Mar 23, 2023 · 166 vehicles affected

What's 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.

Consequence

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KME REDUNDANT PANTHER 2022 166
KME REDUNDANT PANTHER 2023 166
KME REDUNDANT PANTHER 2024 166
SPARTAN FIRE FC-94 2022 166
SPARTAN FIRE FC-94 2023 166
SPARTAN FIRE FC-94 2024 166
SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR 2022 166
SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR 2023 166
SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR 2024 166
SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR 2022 166
SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR 2023 166
SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR 2024 166

Source: NHTSA Campaign 23V156000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.