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KME PANTHER (2021) - Recall 22V778000 — NHTSA record 205328
Published notice; closure not supplied
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Source date Oct 17, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.
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What the record says
- Product
- KME PANTHER (2021) - Recall 22V778000
- Reason
- 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. Tie rod separation can result in a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Classification
- Not supplied
- Recalling firm
- Spartan Fire, LLC
- Quantity
- 225
- Agency-reported status
- Published safety recall
- Source record identifier
- 205328
Lot and product identifiers
| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
|---|---|
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: KME PANTHER; model year 2021. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |
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Distribution
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Dates in the source
- Report received
- Oct 17, 2022
- Owner notification
- Dec 2, 2022
- Record created
- Oct 17, 2022
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