Recall · 21V100000
Kovatch Mobile Equipment recalled the KME TDA over service brakes, air
94
Vehicles covered
1
Model
20
Model years
February 19, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
- The defect
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2001-2020 TDA tractor-drawn aerial firetrucks. The Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) control module on the ladder trailer may have incorrect wire connections.
- What it can cause
- Incorrect wiring can cause the trailer brakes to not operate properly when the ABS system is activated. This could lead to loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- KME will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wiring and connections, and replace any incorrect hardware, free of charge. The recall began on April 9, 2021. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| KMETDA | 2001 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 94 vehicles this is a small campaign: 70% 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 2001 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 20 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
KME vehicles have been recalled over the service brakes, air once before this, most recently in June 2008 as 08V263000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
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 February 19, 2021 as campaign 21V100000. 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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