Recall · 23V818000
Kovatch Mobile Equipment recalled 3 models over electrical system
22
Vehicles covered
3
Models
3
Model years
December 6, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- The defect
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2020 Severe Service, Predator, and Spartan MetroStar trucks. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the vehicle multiplex system may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits.
- What it can cause
- Overloaded electrical circuits can overheat, increasing the risk of fire.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will work with the equipment manufacturer to update the firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2024. 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 | Not published here |
| KMESevere Service | 2020 | Not published here |
| Spartan FireMetrostar | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 22 vehicles this is a small campaign: 86% 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 one model year, 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 3 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Spartan Fire vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 7 times before this, most recently in December 2023 as 23V808000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 16 other recalls published here, the newest being: 23V389000 (equipment), 22V539000 (electrical system), 21V967000 (fuel system, diesel), 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 December 6, 2023 as campaign 23V818000. 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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