- Vehicles
- 74
- Built between
- Aug 2012 – Jul 2016
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 October 2016
- Repaired
- 58%
- Unrepaired
- 31
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2012 and July 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014 KME 7600 TankerBuilt May 2013 to May 2013
- 2013-2014 KME Predator AerialBuilt August 2012 to November 2014
- 2014-2017 KME Predator Panther PumperBuilt September 2013 to April 2016
- 2013 KME Predator Panther RescueBuilt January 2013 to January 2013
- 2013-2016 KME Predator PumperBuilt February 2013 to July 2016
- 2013-2016 KME Predator RescueBuilt February 2013 to May 2016
- 2013-2016 KME Predator SS AerialBuilt February 2013 to June 2016
- 2014-2017 KME Predator SS PumperBuilt August 2013 to July 2016
- 2017 KME Predator SS RescueBuilt July 2016 to July 2016
- 2014 KME Predator Tractor AerialBuilt January 2014 to January 2014
Repair progress
31 of 74 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2018.
58% repaired — 43 of 74 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2013 Predator Panther Rescue, 2013-2014 Predator Aerial, 2013-2016 Predator Pumper, Predator Rescue and Predator SS Aerial, 2014 7600 Tanker and Predator Tractor Drawn Aerial, 2014-2017 Predator Panther Pumper and Predator SS Pumper and 2017 Predator SS Rescue vehicles, equipped with Class 1 Ultraview Touchscreens by Hale Products. These touchscreens may experience false switch activations that can happen without the operator's knowledge, causing accessories to turn on or off.
What could happen
The unintended turning on or off of accessories such as emergency beacons or automatic snow chains can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
KME will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the units, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2012 to July 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 August 2016
- Owners notified14 October 2016
- Latest repair reportQ1 2018 — 58% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 8 August 2016.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926 or Hale Products Customer Service Center @ 1-800-533-3569 or halecustomerservice@idexcorp.com.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.