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title: "SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR (2023) - Recall 22V879000 — NHTSA record 212971 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Alexis Fire Equipment Company (Alexis Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Spartan Metro Star, FC-94 fire trucks. The tie rod clamps may have been improperly he"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-212971-spartan-fire-metrostar-2023-recall-22v879000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR (2023) - Recall 22V879000 — NHTSA record 212971

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Nov 29, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR (2023) - Recall 22V879000
- **Reason**: Alexis Fire Equipment Company (Alexis Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Spartan Metro Star, FC-94 fire trucks. 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**: Alexis Fire Equipment Company
- **Quantity**: 20
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 212971

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V879000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR; model year 2023. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Nov 29, 2022
- **Owner notification**: Dec 6, 2022
- **Record created**: Nov 30, 2022

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will replace both tie rod clamps, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 6, 2022. Owners may contact Alexis Fire's customer service at 1-309-482-6121.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V879000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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