{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "KME recall 16V294: Kme Predator, Kme Predator Panther, Kme Predator SS and 2 more (2016 to 2017)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v294/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V294 (Kme): If the strainer and/or debris enters the pump, and the operator is forced to shut down the pump, reducing firefighting effectivenes...",
  "excerpt": "Kme Predator, Kme Predator Panther, Kme Predator Ss, Navistar 4400, Navistar 7400, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 12 May 2016. 108 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2016 KME Predator and KME 2016-2107 Predator Severe Service and Panther emergency vehicles, equipped with pumps to provide pressurized water to aid in fighting fires. These pumps have 6\" intake strainers that may have been improperly soldered during … 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 strainer and/or debris enters the pump, and the operator is forced to shut down the pump, reducing firefighting effectiveness, there could be an increased risk of injury.” 16V294 Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. Equipment 12 May 2016 2016-2017 KME PREDATOR, KME PREDATOR PANTHER, KME PREDATOR SS, NAVISTAR 4400, NAVISTAR 7400 If the strainer and/or debris enters the pump, and the operator is forced to shut down the pump, reducing firefighting effectiveness, there could be an increased risk of injury. KME will notif",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:20:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:47:37+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"KME recall 16V294: Kme Predator, Kme Predator Panther, Kme Predator SS and 2 more (2016 to 2017)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v294/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}