KME redundant PANTHER (2023) - Recall 23V156000 — NHTSA record 254416

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Source date Mar 23, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

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What the record says

Product
KME redundant PANTHER (2023) - Recall 23V156000
Reason
Spartan Fire LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Gladiator, Metro Star, FC-94 and KME Panther firetrucks. After the vehicle is reversed, the transmission control module (TCM) may fail to achieve the 4th gear lockup needed to initiate the water pump. A firetruck that is unable to pump water increases the risk of injury during a fire.
Classification
Not supplied
Recalling firm
Spartan Fire, LLC
Quantity
166
Agency-reported status
Published safety recall
Source record identifier
254416

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Lot and product identifiers

Label fieldDetails supplied by the agency
Lot, code or applicabilityProduct applicability: KME redundant PANTHER; model year 2023. 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
Mar 23, 2023
Owner notification
Apr 27, 2023
Record created
Mar 9, 2023

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