Recall · 20V192000
Kovatch Mobile Equipment recalled 3 models over electrical system
678
Vehicles covered
3
Models
14
Model years
April 2, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- The defect
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Predator Custom, Predator Panther, Predator Severe Service, and 2016-2019 Commercial Cab/Chassis vehicles. An electrical short circuit can occur due to a build-up of corrosion between the positive battery jumper stud and the retaining ring for the stud.
- What it can cause
- An electrical short circuit may drain the battery, preventing the emergency vehicle from being able to operate, thereby increasing the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.
- What the dealer does
- KME will notify owners, and dealers will clean the jumper studs, connection surfaces, and connections. Additionally, the connection surfaces and wire terminals will then be sealed with a silicone electrical sealant. All services will be performed free of charge. The recall began May 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KMECommercialcab/ Chassis | 2016 to 2019 | Not published here |
| KMEPredator | 2016 to 2020 | Not published here |
| KMEPredator Panther | 2016 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 678 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 54% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2016 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
KME vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 4 times before this, most recently in January 2020 as 20V051000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 4 other recalls published here: 23V818000 (electrical system), 21V960000 (fuel system, diesel), 21V097000 (suspension), 20V341000 (service brakes).
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 April 2, 2020 as campaign 20V192000. 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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