KME PREDATOR PANTHER AERIAL 2012: EQUIPMENT

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 16V767000

Make Model Year
KME PREDATOR PANTHER AERIAL 2012
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2016-12-01 2016-10-21 2016-10-21

Production Dates: 2011-03-11 - 2012-12-28

Manufacturers Involved: Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.

Component: EQUIPMENT

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 54

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. "KME" is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Predator Panther Aerial, 2011-2015 Predator Aerial, 2012-2015 Predator SS Aerial, 2014 Predator TDA, and 2014-2015 Predator SS TDA emergency vehicles equipped with aerial water way trollies. The aerial device water way trolley could separate from the ladder.

Consequence

If the water way trolley separates from the ladder, it may fall, increasing the risk of injury to those nearby.

Remedy

KME will notify owners, and dealers will install re-enforcement inserts to the side clamps of the water way trolley, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.

Notes

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.