Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 19V230000

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2019-03-25.

Recall campaignNHTSA 19V230000

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Component
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
Manufacturer
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
Vehicles affected
4
Reported to NHTSA
2019-03-25
Owners notified
2019-05-17

Defect description

Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2017 KME commercial rescue and 2019 KME commercial tanker vehicles equipped with an ASA Electronics backup camera display. The display may revert back to the factory default settings, which may cause the camera image to be reversed.

Safety risk

The driver may inadvertently turn the wrong direction to avoid an object behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

KME will notify owners, and dealers will install a harness/relay/capacitor module to prevent the image from reversing. The recall began May 17, 2019. 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.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
KME Commercial Rescue2017
KME Commercial Tanker2019

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.