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title: "CUSTOM FIRE SPARTAN GLADIATOR (2022) - Recall 22V316000 — NHTSA record 236110 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. (Custom Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Spartan Gladiator, MetroStar, and MetroStar-RT emergency vehicles. The rear axle drive"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-236110-custom-fire-spartan-gladiator-2022-recall-22v316000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# CUSTOM FIRE SPARTAN GLADIATOR (2022) - Recall 22V316000 — NHTSA record 236110

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 May 9, 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**: CUSTOM FIRE SPARTAN GLADIATOR (2022) - Recall 22V316000
- **Reason**: Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. (Custom Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Spartan Gladiator, MetroStar, and MetroStar-RT emergency vehicles. The rear axle drive pinion may fracture. A fractured drive pinion may contact the brake drop hose, and unintentionally engage the parking brake without detection or without the brake lights activating, increasing the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 5
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 236110

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V316000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: CUSTOM FIRE SPARTAN GLADIATOR; model year 2022. 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**: May 9, 2022
- **Owner notification**: May 9, 2022
- **Record created**: May 10, 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 inspect and replace the differential carrier housing assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 9, 2022. Owners may contact Custom Fire's customer service at 1-715-294-2555.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V316000)

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

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