NHTSA Recall 16V586000
Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.. Component: Electrical System. Reported 2016-08-08. An estimated 74 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2013 Predator Panther Rescue, 2013-2014 Predator Aerial, 2013-2016 Predator Pumper, Predator Rescue and Predator SS Aerial, 2014 7600 Tanker and Predator Tractor Drawn Aerial, 2014-2017 Predator Panther Pumper and Predator SS Pumper and 2017 Predator SS Rescue vehicles, equipped with Class 1 Ultraview Touchscreens by Hale Products. These touchscreens may experience false switch activations that can happen without the operator's knowledge, causing accessories to turn on or off.
Risk
The unintended turning on or off of accessories such as emergency beacons or automatic snow chains can increase the risk of a crash.
What the manufacturer will do
KME will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the units, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926 or Hale Products Customer Service Center @ 1-800-533-3569 or halecustomerservice@idexcorp.com.
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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2014 Kme 7600 Tanker
- 2013 Kme Predator Aerial
- 2014 Kme Predator Aerial
- 2014 Kme Predator Panther Pumper
- 2015 Kme Predator Panther Pumper
- 2016 Kme Predator Panther Pumper
- 2017 Kme Predator Panther Pumper
- 2013 Kme Predator Panther Rescue
- 2013 Kme Predator Pumper
- 2014 Kme Predator Pumper
- 2015 Kme Predator Pumper
- 2016 Kme Predator Pumper
- 2013 Kme Predator Rescue
- 2014 Kme Predator Rescue
- 2015 Kme Predator Rescue
- 2016 Kme Predator Rescue
- 2013 Kme Predator Ss Aerial
- 2014 Kme Predator Ss Aerial
- 2015 Kme Predator Ss Aerial
- 2016 Kme Predator Ss Aerial
- 2014 Kme Predator Ss Pumper
- 2015 Kme Predator Ss Pumper
- 2016 Kme Predator Ss Pumper
- 2017 Kme Predator Ss Pumper
- 2017 Kme Predator Ss Rescue
- 2014 Kme Predator Tractor Aerial