2014–2017 KME Predator SS Aerial & 2012–2014 KME Predator Aerial recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2012-2014 Predator Aerial, and 2014-2017 Predator SS Aerial vehicles. A software error may cause the aerial ladder tip control speed to momentarily switch from 20 percent speed to 100 percent overall speed.
💥 The risk
The ladder speed accelerating without warning can increase the risk of injury to the ladder user or those nearby.
🔧 The fix
KME will notify owners, and dealers will update the ladder speed software, free of charge. The recall began on October 3, 2017. Owners may contact 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
- 17V504000
- Manufacturer
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Vehicles affected
- 20
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT
- Owner phone
- 1-800-235-3926
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 3, 2017
- Built
- Feb 16, 2013 – Nov 3, 2016
- 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.