{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "KME recall 12V253 (L-02): Kme Predator, Kme Predator Panther, Kme Predator SS and 1 more (2010 to 2011)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v253/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V253 (Kme): THE VEHICLE MAY DEVIATE FROM THE INTENDED LINE OF TRAVEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. Kme's own number: L-02.",
  "excerpt": "Kme Predator, Kme Predator Panther, Kme Predator Ss, Kme Predator Xl, model years 2010 to 2011. Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp and reported to NHTSA on 4 June 2012. 78 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kovatch mobile equipment corporation (kme) is recalling certain 2010-2011 predator, predator ss, predator panther, and predator xl emergency vehicles manufactured from march 1, 2010 through october 10, 2011, equipped with feature code 04azx meritor wabco electronic stability control (esc) units. under certain road and … 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 Kme's own number for this recall: L-02. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V253 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. 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: “THE VEHICLE MAY DEVIATE FROM THE INTENDED LINE OF TRAVEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 12V253 KOVATCH MOBILE EQUIPMENT CORP Electronic Stability Control (ESC) 4 June 2012 2010-2011 KME PREDATOR, KME PREDATOR PANTHER, KME PREDATOR SS, KME PREDATOR XL THE VEHICLE MAY DEVIATE FROM THE INTENDED LI",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:31:18+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:56:15+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"KME recall 12V253 (L-02): Kme Predator, Kme Predator Panther, Kme Predator SS and 1 more (2010 to 2011)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v253/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}