Recall · 22V871000
Marion Body Works recalled 4 models over steering
6
Vehicles covered
4
Models
12
Model years
November 23, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- 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.
- What it can cause
- Tie rod separation can result in a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- 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.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| KMEPanther | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Spartan FireFC-94 | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Spartan FireGladiator | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Spartan FireMetrostar | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 6 vehicles this is a small campaign: 94% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
KME vehicles have been recalled over the steering 4 times before this, most recently in October 2022 as 22V778000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 26 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V584000 (latches/locks/linkages), 24V507000 (suspension), 24V323000 (seats), 24V181000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Marion Body Works Inc. with NHTSA on November 23, 2022 as campaign 22V871000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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