Kme / Smeal / Spartan Fire recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Spartan Fire S-180 Pumper Fire Apparatus, Smeal Aerial Fire Apparatus, Smeal Pumper Fire Apparatus, and Spartan Fire Ladder Tower Aerial Fire Apparatus trucks. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the vehicle multiplex system may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits.
What could happen
Overloaded electrical circuits can overheat, increasing the risk of fire.
The fix
Spartan Fire will work with the equipment manufacturer to update the firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 17, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 23020.
Vehicles covered
- Kme Aerial Fire Apparatus 2020–2022
- Kme Pumper Fire Apparatus 2021
- Smeal Aerial 2022–2023
- Spartan Fire Ladder Tower Apparatus 2020
- Spartan Fire S-180 Pumper 2020–2022
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 23V808000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Spartan Fire, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Dec 1, 2023
- Owners notified
- Jan 17, 2024
- Vehicles or items affected
- 69
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Electrical system › Wiring
- Maker's own recall number
- 23020
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Spartan Fire recall: Equipment Jun 17, 2021
- Smeal recall: Equipment Oct 30, 2025
- Smeal recall: Equipment Jan 28, 2021
- Smeal recall: Equipment Jan 12, 2021
- Smeal recall: Equipment Nov 16, 2017
- Smeal recall: Structure Oct 16, 2017
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.