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Spartan Fire FC-94 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 13 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Spartan Fire FC-94 (2021–2026).

13
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2023
year with most recalls

Pick your Spartan Fire FC-94 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Spartan Fire FC-9410
2025 Spartan Fire FC-9430
2024 Spartan Fire FC-9480
2023 Spartan Fire FC-9490
2022 Spartan Fire FC-9480
2021 Spartan Fire FC-9450

All Spartan Fire FC-94 recalls (13)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Spartan Fire FC-94, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Latch (latches/locks/linkages)

    NHTSA 25V758000 Reported 51 vehicles potentially affected Marion Body Works Inc.

    Marion Body Works Inc. (Marion Body Works) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Spartan Fire FC-94, Gladiator, and Metrostar 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 November 14, 2025. Owners may contact Marion Body Works customer service at 1-715-754-5261.

    Model years: 2024, 2025

  2. 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, 2025, 2026

  3. Hoses/cables/rods/gears/strut/cylinder (equipment)

    NHTSA 24V799000 Reported 50 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Fire, LLC

    Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Metro Star, FC-94, 2025 Gladiator, and KME Panther vehicles. A missing mechanical stop may allow the cab tilt cylinder to be overextended.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the cylinder as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan's number for…

    Model years: 2024, 2025

  4. Critical fasteners (seats)

    NHTSA 24V323000 Reported 100 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Fire, LLC

    Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Gladiator, Metro Star, and 2023-2024 FC-94 vehicles. The seat mount fastener may be undersized and could break. As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems."

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the fastener as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 27, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's…

    Model years: 2023, 2024

  5. 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

  6. Parking brake

    NHTSA 23V747000 Reported 10 vehicles potentially affected Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc.

    Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc (Custom Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Spartan Gladiator, MetroStar, and FC-94 emergency vehicles. A defect in the inversion valve may delay the park brake setting after engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionally.

    Remedy: Custom Fire will inspect and replace the faulty inversion valve, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 16, 2023. Owners may contact Custom Fire customer service at…

    Model years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

  7. 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, 2024

  8. 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

  9. Tie rod assembly (steering)

    NHTSA 22V879000 Reported 20 vehicles potentially affected Alexis Fire Equipment Company

    Alexis Fire Equipment Company (Alexis Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Spartan Metro Star, FC-94 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 December 6, 2022. Owners may contact Alexis Fire's customer service at 1-309-482-6121.

    Model years: 2021, 2022, 2023

  10. 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: 2021, 2022, 2023

  11. 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: 2021, 2022, 2023

  12. Equipment: wiring and electrical system

    NHTSA 22V373000 Reported 27 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Fire, LLC

    Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Gladiator, MetroStar, and 2022-2023 FC-94 fire trucks. An additional resistor was incorrectly installed on the printed circuit board, which can disrupt CAN network communication and cause vehicle lighting to fail.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 18, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire's customer service at 1-800-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2022, 2023

  13. Axle assembly (power train)

    NHTSA 21V899000 Reported 260 vehicles potentially affected Spartan Fire, LLC

    Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Gladiator, MetroStar and FC-94 emergency vehicles. The rear axle drive pinion may fracture.

    Remedy: Meritor will inspect and replace the drive pinion, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 3, 2022. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan…

    Model years: 2021, 2022

Other Spartan Fire 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.