NHTSA Recall 16V767000
Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.. Component: Equipment. Reported 2016-10-21. An estimated 54 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
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.
Risk
If the water way trolley separates from the ladder, it may fall, increasing the risk of injury to those nearby.
What the manufacturer will do
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.
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
- 2011 Kme Predator Aerial
- 2012 Kme Predator Aerial
- 2013 Kme Predator Aerial
- 2014 Kme Predator Aerial
- 2015 Kme Predator Aerial
- 2011 Kme Predator Panther Aerial
- 2012 Kme Predator Panther Aerial
- 2013 Kme Predator Panther Aerial
- 2012 Kme Predator Ss Aerial
- 2013 Kme Predator Ss Aerial
- 2014 Kme Predator Ss Aerial
- 2015 Kme Predator Ss Aerial
- 2014 Kme Predator Ss Tda
- 2015 Kme Predator Ss Tda
- 2014 Kme Predator Tda