{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "KME recall 17V504: Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator SS Aerial (2012 to 2017)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v504/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V504 (Kme): The ladder speed accelerating without warning can increase the risk of injury to the ladder user or those nearby.",
  "excerpt": "Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator Ss Aerial, model years 2012 to 2017. Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 14 August 2017. 20 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2012-2014 Predator Aerial, and 2014-2017 Predator SS Aerial vehicles. A software error may cause the aerial ladder tip control speed to momentarily switch from 20 percent speed to 100 percent overall speed. 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: “The ladder speed accelerating without warning can increase the risk of injury to the ladder user or those nearby.” 17V504 Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. Electrical System:Software 14 August 2017 2012-2017 KME PREDATOR AERIAL, KME PREDATOR SS AERIAL The ladder speed accelerating without warning can increase the risk of injury to the ladder user or those nearby. KME will notify owners, and dealers will update the ladder speed 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",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:13:01+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:02:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"KME recall 17V504: Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator SS Aerial (2012 to 2017)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v504/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}