2017 KME Commercial Rescue & 2019 KME Commercial Tanker recall: backup camera
⚠️ What's wrong
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2017 KME commercial rescue and 2019 KME commercial tanker vehicles equipped with an ASA Electronics backup camera display. The display may revert back to the factory default settings, which may cause the camera image to be reversed.
💥 The risk
The driver may inadvertently turn the wrong direction to avoid an object behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
KME will notify owners, and dealers will install a harness/relay/capacitor module to prevent the image from reversing. The recall began May 17, 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
- 19V230000
- Manufacturer
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Vehicles affected
- 4
- Component
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
- Owner phone
- 1-800-235-3928
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 17, 2019
- Built
- Dec 20, 2017 – Dec 22, 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.