Recall · 20V341000
Kovatch Mobile Equipment recalled 4 models over service brakes
107
Vehicles covered
4
Models
16
Model years
June 10, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES
- The defect
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2011 and 2013-2020 Predator Severe Service, 2015 Predator Panther, 2011, 2013-2014 and 2017-2018 Predator, and 2014 KME commercial cab/chassis firetrucks equipped with optional Telma induction braking systems. The Telma axial retarder braking mechanism may separate from the vehicle while it is moving.
- What it can cause
- A retarder that separates from the vehicle may increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- KME will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the mounting hardware on axial retarders and replace any incorrect hardware, free of charge. This recall is expected to begin July 2020. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-678-1910.
- 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 | 2014 | Not published here |
| KMEPredator | 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018 | Not published here |
| KMEPredator Panther | 2015 | Not published here |
| KMEPredator SS | 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 107 vehicles this is a small campaign: 69% 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 2011 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 9 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 16 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, 5 of them before this campaign was filed. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in March 2016, 4 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 21V960000 (fuel system, diesel), 21V097000 (suspension), 20V192000 (electrical system).
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 June 10, 2020 as campaign 20V341000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2020-06-10.
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