2017 KME Predator Tanker recall: fuel system
⚠️ What's wrong
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling one 2017 Predator Tanker truck equipped with a Cummins ISX 15L engine. The affected engine has a fuel pump whose drive gear may slip on its drive shaft, causing a fuel pump function loss, resulting in an engine stall.
💥 The risk
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Cummins will send a notice to the owner of the vehicle with the affected engine and a Cummins dealer will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began on August 7, 2017. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467 or KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926.
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
- 17V409000
- Manufacturer
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Vehicles affected
- 1
- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-286-6467
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 7, 2017
- Built
- May 25, 2017 – May 25, 2017
- 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.