2018 KME Predator TDA recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2018 Predator Tractor-Drawn Aerial (TDA) vehicles. A weld may fail on the waterway pipes, possibly resulting in a pipe detaching from the vehicle.
💥 The risk
Failure of the weld while the waterway has water in it increases the risk of injury to those nearby.
🔧 The fix
KME will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected sections of the lower waterways, free of charge. The recall began April 18, 2019. 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
- 19V189000
- Manufacturer
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Vehicles affected
- 2
- Component
- STRUCTURE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-235-3928
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 18, 2019
- Built
- Apr 30, 2018 – Jun 16, 2018
- 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.