KME Predator (2015-2016): Power train
Recall 16V129000 · Mar 3, 2016 · Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
18
vehicles affected
18
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V129000
- Date
- Mar 3, 2016
- Maker
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Units affected
- 18
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Power train > Automatic transmission
- Model years
- 2015-2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Predator emergency vehicles manufactured from May 19, 2014, through August 15, 2015, equipped with K gearboxes manufactured by Hale Products, Inc. The affected gearboxes may shift out of gear from "road" to "neutral" while the vehicle is in transit.
What can happen
An unexpected shift in the transmission could result in a vehicle crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
KME will notify owners. The existing gearbox will be inspected and, where necessary, a replacement gearbox will be ordered and installed. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on April 8, 2016. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 2 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V129000?
1 model: Kme Predator (2015-2016), about 18 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V129000?
KME will notify owners. The existing gearbox will be inspected and, where necessary, a replacement gearbox will be ordered and installed. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on April 8, 2016. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926.
What can happen?
An unexpected shift in the transmission could result in a vehicle 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.