Recall · 22V879000
Alexis Fire Equipment recalled 2 models over steering
20
Vehicles covered
2
Models
6
Model years
November 29, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- Alexis Fire Equipment Company (Alexis Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Spartan Metro Star, FC-94 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 December 6, 2022. Owners may contact Alexis Fire's customer service at 1-309-482-6121.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spartan FireFC-94 | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Spartan FireMetrostar | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 20 vehicles this is a small campaign: 87% 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.
Spartan Fire vehicles have been recalled over the steering 4 times before this, most recently in November 2022 as 22V871000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 24 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 Alexis Fire Equipment Company with NHTSA on November 29, 2022 as campaign 22V879000. 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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