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Kme Redundant Panther Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Kme Redundant Panther (2022–2024).

7
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2023
year with most recalls

Pick your Kme Redundant Panther model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2024 Kme Redundant Panther30
2023 Kme Redundant Panther60
2022 Kme Redundant Panther50

All Kme Redundant Panther recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Kme Redundant Panther, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 25V584000 Reported 1,261 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Fire, LLC

    Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan) is recalling certain 2023-2026 Gladiator, Metrostar, FC-94, KME Panther, and 2024-2025 Predator vehicles. The actuator lever arm in the cab door latch may bind or become wedged, preventing the door from opening.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the door latches as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 20, 2025. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number…

    Model years: 2023, 2024

  2. Electrical system

    NHTSA 24V181000 Reported 42 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Fire, LLC

    Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Gladiator, MetroStar, 2024 Commercial, FC-94, and KME Panther trucks equipped with Hercules HC 1.7 multiplex nodes. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the node may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits.

    Remedy: Weldon will update the firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 8, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number for this…

    Model years: 2024

  3. Parking brake

    NHTSA 23V798000 Reported 44 vehicles potentially affected Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.

    Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Predator, Panther, and Severe Service fire trucks. 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…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the inversion valves as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2024. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.

    Model years: 2022, 2023

  4. Parking brake

    NHTSA 23V631000 Reported 660 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Fire, LLC

    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…

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2022, 2023

  5. Power train: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

    NHTSA 23V156000 Reported 166 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Fire, LLC

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2022, 2023, 2024

  6. Tie rod assembly (steering)

    NHTSA 22V871000 Reported 6 vehicles potentially affected Marion Body Works Inc.

    Marion Body Works Inc. (Marion) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Spartan Fire Gladiator, MetroStar, FC-94 and KME Panther fire trucks. The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace both tie rod clamps, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 13, 2022. Owners may contact Marion's customer service at 1-715-754-5261. Marion's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2022, 2023

  7. Tie rod assembly (steering)

    NHTSA 22V778000 Reported 225 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Fire, LLC

    Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Gladiator, MetroStar, FC-94, and KME Panther emergency vehicles. The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the tie rod clamps, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 2, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire's customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number for this…

    Model years: 2022, 2023

Other Kme models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.