Recall · 20V051000
Kovatch Mobile Equipment recalled 3 models over electrical system
41
Vehicles covered
3
Models
11
Model years
January 29, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
- The defect
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Predator SS Pumper, 2015 Predator SS Aerial, and 2015-2018 Predator SS TDA emergency response vehicles. The battery packs for the Pelican 9410 and 9415 flashlights may explode while charging.
- What it can cause
- A battery pack explosion may increase the risk of an injury.
- What the dealer does
- KME will notify the affected owners and will arrange for the return and repair of the flashlight batteries. The recall March 19, 2020. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| KMEPredator SS Aerial | 2015 | Not published here |
| KMEPredator SS Pumper | 2015 to 2020 | Not published here |
| KMEPredator SS TDA | 2015 to 2018 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 41 vehicles this is a small campaign: 80% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2015 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 5 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
KME vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 3 times before this, most recently in October 2018 as 18V746000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 21V097000 (suspension), 20V487000 (exterior lighting).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. with NHTSA on January 29, 2020 as campaign 20V051000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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