The 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.
The risk
If the water way trolley separates from the ladder, it may fall, increasing the risk of injury to those nearby.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| KME Predator Aerial | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| KME Predator Panther Aerial | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| KME Predator SS Aerial | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| KME Predator SS TDA | 2014, 2015 |
| KME Predator TDA | 2014 |
Components: EQUIPMENT
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 Predator Aerial | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| KME Predator Aerial | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| KME Predator Aerial | 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| KME Predator Aerial | 2014 | 1 | 6 |
| KME Predator Aerial | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| KME Predator Panther Aerial | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| KME Predator Panther Aerial | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| KME Predator Panther Aerial | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| KME Predator SS Aerial | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| KME Predator SS Aerial | 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| KME Predator SS Aerial | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| KME Predator SS Aerial | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| KME Predator SS TDA | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| KME Predator SS TDA | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| KME Predator TDA | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
Other equipment recalls in 2016
158 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the equipment; Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. filed 48 campaigns in all.
| 16V954000 28 Dec 2016 | Keystone RV Company |
| 16V934000 27 Dec 2016 | HME, Inc. |
| 16V930000 23 Dec 2016 | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| 16V909000 16 Dec 2016 | C & M Trailers Inc. |
| 16V904000 15 Dec 2016 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 16V894000 13 Dec 2016 | Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. |
| 16V887000 9 Dec 2016 | Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. |
| 16V882000 8 Dec 2016 | Starcraft RV |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016