NHTSA : 24V507000🔴 ⚠️ High severity

Campaign Details

Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

Defect Description

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.

Consequence / Hazard

A broken bolt head can become a projectile, increasing the risk of an injury.

Proposed Solution

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.

🚗 Affected Vehicles9

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.