2017 KME PREDATOR SS AERIAL Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 16V930000 on 12/22/2016
- Component:
- Equipment
- Manufactured:
- 07/28/2011 - 12/05/2016
- Affected:
- 82
- Defect:
- Kovatch mobile equipment corp. (kme) is recalling certain model year 2011-2017 predator aerial and predator panther aerial, 2014 predator tda, 2014-2017 predator ss tda, and 2012-2017 predator ss aerial fire trucks. in the affected vehicles, water may leak into the ladder position sensor allowing the ladder to make contact with the vehicle or be placed off of the short jack side of the truck.
- Consequence:
- If the ladder contacts the truck or is placed off of the short jack side of the truck there may be a increased risk of injury.
- Correction:
- Kme will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ladder position sensor mount and bearing system, replacing them as needed, free of charge. the recall began on february 8, 2017. owners may contact kme customer service at 1-800-235-3926.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 17V504000 on 08/14/2017
- Component:
- Equipment
- Manufactured:
- 02/15/2013 - 11/02/2016
- Affected:
- 20
- Defect:
- Kovatch mobile equipment corp. (kme) is recalling certain 2012-2014 predator aerial, and 2014-2017 predator ss aerial vehicles. a software error may cause the aerial ladder tip control speed to momentarily switch from 20 percent speed to 100 percent overall speed.
- Consequence:
- The ladder speed accelerating without warning can increase the risk of injury to the ladder user or those nearby.
- Correction:
- Kme will notify owners, and dealers will update the ladder speed software, free of charge. the recall began on october 3, 2017. owners may contact kme customer service at 1-800-235-3926.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 17V504000 on 08/14/2017
- Component:
- Electrical system: software
- Manufactured:
- 02/15/2013 - 11/02/2016
- Affected:
- 20
- Defect:
- Kovatch mobile equipment corp. (kme) is recalling certain 2012-2014 predator aerial, and 2014-2017 predator ss aerial vehicles. a software error may cause the aerial ladder tip control speed to momentarily switch from 20 percent speed to 100 percent overall speed.
- Consequence:
- The ladder speed accelerating without warning can increase the risk of injury to the ladder user or those nearby.
- Correction:
- Kme will notify owners, and dealers will update the ladder speed software, free of charge. the recall began on october 3, 2017. owners may contact kme customer service at 1-800-235-3926.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 18V393000 on 06/14/2018
- Component:
- Equipment
- Manufactured:
- 12/23/2014 - 06/15/2017
- Affected:
- 12
- Defect:
- Kovatch mobile equipment corp. (kme) is recalling certain 2015-2017 kme predator ss aerial, and 2015-2018 kme predator aerial emergency vehicles equipped with an aerial platform and optional modular platform tether control. if the tether control gets unplugged while it is operating the aerial, the last command will be continued to be carried out.
- Consequence:
- If the aerial continues moving when the tether is unplugged, it can increase the risk of an injury.
- Correction:
- Kme will notify owners, and dealers will install updated software to stop the aerial's movement, free of charge. the recall began july 13, 2018. 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.
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