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title: "SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR (2023) - Recall 23V631000 — NHTSA record 253191 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Gladiator, Metro Star, 2022-2024 FC-94, 2022-2023 KME Panther, and 2023 KME Predator emergency v"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-253191-spartan-fire-metrostar-2023-recall-23v631000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# SPARTAN FIRE METROSTAR (2023) - Recall 23V631000 — NHTSA record 253191

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 Sep 12, 2023. 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 23V631000
- **Reason**: Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Gladiator, Metro Star, 2022-2024 FC-94, 2022-2023 KME Panther, and 2023 KME Predator emergency vehicles. A defect in the inversion valve may delay park brake engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionally. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems." Unintentional vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Spartan Fire, LLC
- **Quantity**: 660
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 253191

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V631000)

## 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**: Sep 12, 2023
- **Owner notification**: Nov 2, 2023
- **Record created**: Sep 12, 2023

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 the inversion valve, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 2, 2023. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-800-867-6478. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 23017.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V631000)

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

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