{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Spartan Fire recall 23V389 (23011): 2018-2019, 2021 Gladiator and 2020 MetroStar Emergency",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v389/",
  "summary": "Recall 23V389 (Spartan Fire): Hinge pin separation from the hoist ring can result in hoist ring failure and increase the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Spartan Fire Gladiator, Spartan Fire Metrostar, model years 2018 to 2021. Filed by Spartan Fire, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 1 June 2023. 5 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2018-2019, 2021 Gladiator and 2020 MetroStar emergency vehicles. The rope rescue anchor point (hoist ring) may have been improperly assembled, which can allow a hinge pin to separate from the ring. 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: 23011. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V389 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: “Hinge pin separation from the hoist ring can result in hoist ring failure and increase the risk of injury.” 23V389 Spartan Fire, LLC Equipment 1 June 2023 2018-2021 SPARTAN FIRE GLADIATOR, SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR Hinge pin separation from the hoist ring can result in hoist ring failure and increase the risk of injury. Dealers will inspect and replace the hoist rings, as necessary, free of ch",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:19:28+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T23:09:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Spartan Fire recall 23V389 (23011): 2018-2019, 2021 Gladiator and 2020 MetroStar Emergency\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v389/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}