2011–2015 KME Predator Aerial & 2012–2015 KME Predator SS Aerial + 3 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Predator Panther Aerial, 2011-2015 Predator Aerial, 2012-2015 Predator SS Aerial, 2014 Predator TDA, and 2014-2015 Predator SS TDA emergency vehicles equipped with aerial water way trollies. The aerial device water way trolley could separate from the ladder.
💥 The risk
If the water way trolley separates from the ladder, it may fall, increasing the risk of injury to those nearby.
🔧 The fix
KME will notify owners, and dealers will install re-enforcement inserts to the side clamps of the water way trolley, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V767000
- Manufacturer
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Vehicles affected
- 54
- Component
- EQUIPMENT
- Owner phone
- 1-800-235-3928
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 1, 2016
- Built
- Jul 29, 2011 – May 20, 2014
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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.safercar.gov.