{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Custom Fire recall 21V618 (21V-252): 2019-2021 Spartan Gladiator and Metrostar Emergency",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v618/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V618 (Custom Fire): A loss of power steering assist may increase the risk of a crash. Custom Fire's own number: 21V-252.",
  "excerpt": "Custom Fire Spartan Gladiator, Custom Fire Spartan Metrostar, model years 2019 to 2021. Filed by Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 6 August 2021. 8 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. (Custom Fire) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Spartan Gladiator and Metrostar emergency vehicles. Pressure may build in the power steering pump and break the shaft seal, resulting in a loss of power steering assist. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Custom Fire's own number for this recall: 21V-252. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V618 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A loss of power steering assist may increase the risk of a crash.” 21V618 Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Pump 6 August 2021 2019-2021 CUSTOM FIRE SPARTAN GLADIATOR, CUSTOM FIRE SPARTAN METROSTAR A loss of power steering assist may increase the risk of a crash. Spartan will remove and replace the power steering pump, free of charge. The manufact",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:59:23+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-23T21:59:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Custom Fire recall 21V618 (21V-252): 2019-2021 Spartan Gladiator and Metrostar Emergency\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v618/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}