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title: "KME redundant PANTHER (2024) - Recall 23V156000 — NHTSA record 254417 | Is It on Recall"
description: "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 trans"
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updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
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# KME redundant PANTHER (2024) - Recall 23V156000 — NHTSA record 254417

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 Mar 23, 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**: KME redundant PANTHER (2024) - 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**: 254417

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V156000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: KME redundant PANTHER; model year 2024. 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**: Mar 23, 2023
- **Owner notification**: Apr 27, 2023
- **Record created**: Mar 9, 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 update the TCM software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 27, 2023. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 23007.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V156000)

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

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