Recall · 21V960000
Kovatch Mobile Equipment recalled 2 models over fuel system, diesel
85
Vehicles covered
2
Models
5
Model years
December 10, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
- The defect
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Predator and 2020-2022 Severe Service vehicles. The fuel tubes between the fuel rail and the injectors for cylinders four, five, and six may fatigue and crack, which can result in a high pressure fuel leak.
- What it can cause
- A high pressure fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the fuel tubes, and install vibration isolators, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed January 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 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| KMEPredator SS | 2020 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 85 vehicles this is a small campaign: 72% 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 2020 to 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
KME vehicles have been recalled over the fuel system, diesel 2 times before this, most recently in May 2021 as 21V333000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 23V818000 (electrical system), 23V798000 (parking brake), 22V607000 (steering), 21V905000 (power train).
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 December 10, 2021 as campaign 21V960000. 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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