Undersized Seat Mount Fastener Can Break/FMVSS 207

Affected vehicles (3)

Component / system

Defect

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."

Risk / consequence

A broken fastener can allow the seat to move, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

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 number for this recall is 24007.

Chronology of events

1. Apr 2, 2024

   April 2, 2024 – Spartan production found chassis cab with incorrect fasteners installed on seat during inspection. Quality alert issued to production. April 4 – April 28, 2024 – Spartan investigated the issue, created a PSR team, pulled a potential population, issued quality alert, and request for FEA issued.

2. Apr 29, 2024

   April 29, 2024 – Spartan determined the final population.

3. Apr 30, 2024

   April 30, 2024 – Conducted a risk assessment. Stop ship issued.

4. May 1, 2024

   May 1, 2024 - There have been no failures but out of an abundance of caution have decided to escalate the issue for the undersized fasteners. Escalated the issue to REV Group Management.

5. May 8, 2024

   May 8, 2024 – REV’s senior leadership approved a voluntary recall for this issue.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

MAY 24, 2024 - JUN 14, 2024

Owner notification

JUN 17, 2024 - JUN 24, 2024

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