Recall · 21V905000
Kovatch Mobile Equipment recalled 3 models over power train
26
Vehicles covered
3
Models
4
Model years
November 19, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2022 Predator, Predator Panther and 2021-2022 Severe Service emergency vehicles. The rear axle drive pinion may fracture.
- What it can cause
- A fractured drive pinion may contact the brake drop hose, and unintentionally engage the parking brake without detection or without the brake lights activating, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Meritor will inspect and replace the drive pinion, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022. 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.nhtsa.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 | 2022 | Not published here |
| KMEPredator Panther | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| KMEPredator SS | 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 26 vehicles this is a small campaign: 84% 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 2021 to 2022, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2021, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
KME vehicles have been recalled over the power train 5 times before this, most recently in December 2016 as 16V926000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 4 other recalls published here: 24V363000 (parking brake), 23V798000 (parking brake), 22V607000 (steering), 21V960000 (fuel system, diesel).
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 November 19, 2021 as campaign 21V905000. 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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