Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V187000

Steering

Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-05-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V187000

Steering

Component
Steering
Manufacturer
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
Vehicles affected
695
Reported to NHTSA
2013-05-09
Owners notified
2013-05-20

Defect description

Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (Kovatch) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Predator, Predator SS, Panther; 2010-2011 ARFF; and model year 2010-2013 Panther II emergency vehicles. The grease fitting in the steering column shaft may get caught in the column cover. The grease fitting could tear the cover which will impact the driver's ability to steer the vehicle.

Safety risk

A sudden loss of steering control may increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Kovatch will notify owners and dealers will remove the grease fitting, free of charge. The safety recall began on May 20, 2013. Owners may contact Kovatch at 1-570-669-5173. Kovatch's recall campaign number is 2013-E01.

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.

Scope of coverage

21 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
KME Arff2011 2010
KME Panther2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
KME Panther II2013 2012 2011 2010
KME Predator2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
KME Predator SS2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.