{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan Fire recall 23V156 (23007): Kme Panther, Spartan Fire FC-94, Spartan Fire Gladiator and 1 more (2022 to 2024)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v156/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V156 (Spartan Fire): A firetruck that is unable to pump water increases the risk of injury during a fire. Spartan Fire's own number: 23007.",
  "excerpt": "Kme Panther, Spartan Fire Fc-94, Spartan Fire Gladiator, Spartan Fire Metrostar, model years 2022 to 2024. Filed by Spartan Fire, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 23 March 2023. 166 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Fire LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Gladiator, Metro Star, FC-94 and KME Panther firetrucks. After the vehicle is reversed, the transmission control module (TCM) may fail to achieve the 4th gear lockup needed to initiate the water pump. 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: 23007. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V156 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 firetruck that is unable to pump water increases the risk of injury during a fire.” 23V156 Spartan Fire, LLC Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Control Module (TCM/PCM/Tecm) 23 March 2023 2022-2024 KME PANTHER, SPARTAN FIRE FC-94, SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR, SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR A firetruck that is unable to pump water increases the risk of i",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:09:50+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T22:42:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan Fire recall 23V156 (23007): Kme Panther, Spartan Fire FC-94, Spartan Fire Gladiator and 1 more (2022 to 2024)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v156/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}