KME 7600 Tanker, Predator Aerial, Predator Panther Pumper, Predator Panther Rescue and 6 more (2013-2017): Electrical system
Recall 16V586000 · Aug 8, 2016 · Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
74
vehicles affected
74
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V586000
- Date
- Aug 8, 2016
- Maker
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Units affected
- 74
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system
- Model years
- 2013-2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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 can happen
The unintended turning on or off of accessories such as emergency beacons or automatic snow chains can increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
KME will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the units, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. 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.
Vehicles covered
10 models, 26 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Kme | 7600 Tanker | 2014 |
| Kme | Predator Aerial | 2013-2014 |
| Kme | Predator Panther Pumper | 2014-2017 |
| Kme | Predator Panther Rescue | 2013 |
| Kme | Predator Pumper | 2013-2016 |
| Kme | Predator Rescue | 2013-2016 |
| Kme | Predator SS Aerial | 2013-2016 |
| Kme | Predator SS Pumper | 2014-2017 |
| Kme | Predator SS Rescue | 2017 |
| Kme | Predator Tractor Aerial | 2014 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V586000?
10 models: Kme 7600 Tanker (2014), Kme Predator Aerial (2013-2014), Kme Predator Panther Pumper (2014-2017) and 7 more, about 74 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V586000?
KME will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the units, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. 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.
What can happen?
The unintended turning on or off of accessories such as emergency beacons or automatic snow chains can increase the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.