Recall 16V767000 — EQUIPMENT Defect in 2011-2015 KME PREDATOR PANTHER AERIAL
RECALL This recall affects up to 54 vehicles.
Recall Summary
| NHTSA Campaign | 16V767000 |
| Manufacturer | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| Vehicles Affected | 54 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT |
| Date Notified | |
| Affected Vehicles |
2011 KME PREDATOR PANTHER AERIAL, 2011 KME PREDATOR AERIAL, 2012 KME PREDATOR AERIAL, 2012 KME PREDATOR PANTHER AERIAL, 2012 KME PREDATOR SS AERIAL, 2013 KME PREDATOR PANTHER AERIAL, 2013 KME PREDATOR SS AERIAL, 2013 KME PREDATOR AERIAL, 2014 KME PREDATOR SS AERIAL, 2014 KME PREDATOR AERIAL, 2014 KME PREDATOR TDA, 2014 KME PREDATOR SS TDA, 2015 KME PREDATOR SS AERIAL, 2015 KME PREDATOR AERIAL, 2015 KME PREDATOR SS TDA
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Defect Description
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.
Safety Consequence
If the water way trolley separates from the ladder, it may fall, increasing the risk of injury to those nearby.
Remedy
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 24V507000 | 2025 KME PANTHER | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | 48 | |
| 24V363000 | 2022 KME redundant PREDATOR | PARKING BRAKE | 7 | |
| 24V181000 | 2024 KME redundant PANTHER | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 42 | |
| 23V798000 | 2021 KME SEVERE SERVICE | PARKING BRAKE | 44 | |
| 23V818000 | 2020 KME SEVERE SERVICE | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 22 | |
| 23V808000 | 2022 KME AERIAL FIRE APPARATUS | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 69 | |
| 23V631000 | 2023 KME redundant PREDATOR | PARKING BRAKE | 660 | |
| 23V156000 | 2022 KME redundant PANTHER | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 166 |