{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "KME recall 17V503: 2014-2016 Predator SS Aerial, and Predator Aerial",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v503/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V503 (Kme): Unintended rotation of the ladder can increase the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator Ss Aerial, model years 2014 to 2016. Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 14 August 2017. 14 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Predator SS Aerial, and Predator Aerial vehicles. The software that controls the ladder rotation circuit may allow the ladder to rotate even after the rotation joystick is released. 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: “Unintended rotation of the ladder can increase the risk of injury.” 17V503 Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. Equipment 14 August 2017 2014-2016 KME PREDATOR AERIAL, KME PREDATOR SS AERIAL Unintended rotation of the ladder can increase the risk of injury. KME will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ladder rotation software, free of charge. The recall began on October 3, 2017. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass. This is one of 2,632 ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:13:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:56:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"KME recall 17V503: 2014-2016 Predator SS Aerial, and Predator Aerial\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v503/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}