{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan Fire recall 22V778 (22007): Kme Panther, Spartan Fire FC-94, Spartan Fire Gladiator and 1 more (2021 to 2023)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v778/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V778 (Spartan Fire): Tie rod separation can result in a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash. Spartan Fire's own number: 22007.",
  "excerpt": "Kme Panther, Spartan Fire Fc-94, Spartan Fire Gladiator, Spartan Fire Metrostar, model years 2021 to 2023. Filed by Spartan Fire, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 17 October 2022. 225 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Gladiator, MetroStar, FC-94, and KME Panther emergency vehicles. The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate. 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 Spartan Fire's own number for this recall: 22007. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V778 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: “Tie rod separation can result in a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.” 22V778 Spartan Fire, LLC Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly 17 October 2022 2021-2023 KME PANTHER, SPARTAN FIRE FC-94, SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR, SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR Tie rod separation can result in a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash. Dealers ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:50:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T22:02:47+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan Fire recall 22V778 (22007): Kme Panther, Spartan Fire FC-94, Spartan Fire Gladiator and 1 more (2021 to 2023)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v778/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}