Recall · 24V507000
Spartan Fire recalled 3 models over suspension
48
Vehicles covered
3
Models
9
Model years
July 2, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- The defect
- Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Gladiator, 2024-2025 Metro Star and 2024 KME Panther vehicles equipped with certain independent front suspension assemblies. The lower control arm retention bolts could become brittle and break after being tightened.
- What it can cause
- A broken bolt head can become a projectile, increasing the risk of an injury.
- What the dealer does
- Spartan Fire will replace the bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 5, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 24010.
- 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 | 2023 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Spartan FireGladiator | 2023 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Spartan FireMetrostar | 2023 to 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 48 vehicles this is a small campaign: 78% 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 2023 to 2025, 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 suspension 5 times before this, most recently in February 2021 as 21V097000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 14 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V758000 (latches/locks/linkages), 25V584000 (latches/locks/linkages), 24V799000 (equipment), 24V323000 (seats).
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 Spartan Fire, LLC with NHTSA on July 2, 2024 as campaign 24V507000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2024-07-02.
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