2025 Spartan Fire Metrostar problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (4)
Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch 2025-11-04 · campaign 25V758000 · 51 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: A door that cannot be opened may trap occupants inside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: 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.
Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch 2025-09-06 · campaign 25V584000 · 1,261 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: A door that cannot be opened may trap occupants inside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: 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 for this recall is 25010.
Equipment:mechanical:integrated Jack/Leveler/Stabilizer:hoses/Cables/Rods/Gears/Strut/Cylinder 2024-10-24 · campaign 24V799000 · 50 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: Overextension of the cab tilt cylinder can cause the cab to drop, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: 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 this recall is 24014.
Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm 2024-07-02 · campaign 24V507000 · 48 vehicles
Defect: Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Gladiator, 2024-2025 Metro Star and 2024 KME Panther vehicles equipped with certain independent front suspension assemblies. The lower control arm retention bolts could become brittle and break after being tightened.
Risk: A broken bolt head can become a projectile, increasing the risk of an injury.
Fix: Spartan Fire will replace the bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 5, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 24010.
Service bulletins (17)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-06-11 · CSB26-500-001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with v-mux digital truck designer (dtd) multiplex system that may experience a situation where the node's internal control state will be out of synchronization with the other modules in the vehicle.
Power Train 2026-05-20 · CSB26-200-001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin is about certain vehicles equiped with parker chelsea ptos with a full complement bearing may have unrequested shaft rotation in low temperatures.
Electrical System 2026-04-09 · TSB26-560-001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with a can i/o module that may experience excessive resistance value between pin 3 and 4 and how to replace the module.
Electrical System 2026-03-18 · TSB26-520-001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with a lcp80 kussmaul charger that may fail to initiate the charging operation and instructions on how to inspect and potentially replace the charger.
Electrical System 2026-02-12 · TSB26-410-001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with zerorpm that may possess default settings that do not prioritize the charging of the chassis equipped lead acid batteries.
Unknown Or Other 2026-02-05 · TSB26-270-001 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin is about certain vehicles that may incorrectly experience a low coolant level alarm and fault code when the coolant is full.
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