{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp recall 12V027: Kme Aerialcat (2003 to 2011)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v027/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V027: IF THE LADDER UNEXPECTEDLY MOVES, THE OPERATOR CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE BUCKET LOCATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.",
  "excerpt": "Kme Aerialcat, model years 2003 to 2011. Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp and reported to NHTSA on 30 January 2012. 120 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kovatch mobile equipment corporation (kme) is recalling certain model year 2003 through 2011 aerialcat model fire trucks equipped with an aerial bucket that is operated with electronic controls and a turntable that has hydraulic controls. on these vehicles, upon activation of the dead man’s switch on the turntable, … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “IF THE LADDER UNEXPECTEDLY MOVES, THE OPERATOR CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE BUCKET LOCATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.” 12V027 KOVATCH MOBILE EQUIPMENT CORP Equipment 30 January 2012 2003-2011 KME AERIALCAT IF THE LADDER UNEXPECTEDLY MOVES, THE OPERATOR CAN LOSE CONTROL OF THE BUCKET LOCATION, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY. KME WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE TRUCKS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 10, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KOVATCH MOBILE EQUIPMENT CORPORATION AT 1-570-669-5154. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:14:35+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:36:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp recall 12V027: Kme Aerialcat (2003 to 2011)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v027/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}