Recall · 23V747000
Custom Fire Apparatus recalled 3 models over parking brake
10
Vehicles covered
3
Models
12
Model years
November 7, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
PARKING BRAKE
- The defect
- Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc (Custom Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Spartan Gladiator, MetroStar, and FC-94 emergency vehicles. A defect in the inversion valve may delay the park brake setting after engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionally.
- What it can cause
- Unintentional vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
- What the dealer does
- Custom Fire will inspect and replace the faulty inversion valve, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 16, 2023. Owners may contact Custom Fire customer service at 1-715-294-2555. Custom Fire's number for this recall is 23V-631/TC 2023-512.
- 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 2024 | Not published here |
| Spartan FireGladiator | 2021 to 2024 | Not published here |
| Spartan FireMetrostar | 2021 to 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 10 vehicles this is a small campaign: 92% 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 2024, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Spartan Fire vehicles have been recalled over the parking brake 2 times before this, most recently in September 2023 as 23V631000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 27 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V758000 (latches/locks/linkages), 25V584000 (latches/locks/linkages), 24V799000 (equipment), 24V507000 (suspension).
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 Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. with NHTSA on November 7, 2023 as campaign 23V747000. 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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