The 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.
The risk
The unintended turning on or off of accessories such as emergency beacons or automatic snow chains can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| KME 7600 Tanker | 2014 |
| KME Predator Aerial | 2013, 2014 |
| KME Predator Panther Pumper | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| KME Predator Panther Rescue | 2013 |
| KME Predator Pumper | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| KME Predator Rescue | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| KME Predator SS Aerial | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| KME Predator SS Pumper | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| KME Predator SS Rescue | 2017 |
| KME Predator Tractor Aerial | 2014 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| KME 7600 Tanker | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| KME Predator Aerial | 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| KME Predator Aerial | 2014 | 1 | 6 |
| KME Predator Panther Pumper | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| KME Predator Panther Pumper | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| KME Predator Panther Pumper | 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| KME Predator Panther Pumper | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| KME Predator Panther Rescue | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| KME Predator Pumper | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| KME Predator Pumper | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| KME Predator Pumper | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| KME Predator Pumper | 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| KME Predator Rescue | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| KME Predator Rescue | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| KME Predator Rescue | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| KME Predator Rescue | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| KME Predator SS Aerial | 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| KME Predator SS Aerial | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| KME Predator SS Aerial | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| KME Predator SS Aerial | 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| KME Predator SS Pumper | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| KME Predator SS Pumper | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| KME Predator SS Pumper | 2016 | 0 | 9 |
| KME Predator SS Pumper | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| KME Predator SS Rescue | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| KME Predator Tractor Aerial | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2016
92 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the electrical system; Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. filed 48 campaigns in all.
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| 16V938000 28 Dec 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V951000 27 Dec 2016 | Kalmar Solutions, LLC |
| 16V950000 23 Dec 2016 | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
| 16V923000 22 Dec 2016 | Pierce Manufacturing |
| 16V920000 21 Dec 2016 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 16V915000 21 Dec 2016 | Bluecar SAS |
| 16V919000 21 Dec 2016 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016