{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "KME recall 18V393: Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator SS Aerial (2015 to 2018)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v393/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V393 (Kme): If the aerial continues moving when the tether is unplugged, it can increase the risk of an injury.",
  "excerpt": "Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator Ss Aerial, model years 2015 to 2018. Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 12 June 2018. 12 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2015-2017 KME Predator SS Aerial, and 2015-2018 KME Predator Aerial emergency vehicles equipped with an aerial platform and optional modular platform tether control. If the tether control gets unplugged while it is operating the aerial, the last command will be … 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 aerial continues moving when the tether is unplugged, it can increase the risk of an injury.” 18V393 Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. Equipment 12 June 2018 2015-2018 KME PREDATOR AERIAL, KME PREDATOR SS AERIAL If the aerial continues moving when the tether is unplugged, it can increase the risk of an injury. KME will notify owners, and dealers will install updated software to stop the aerial's movement, free of charge. The recall began July 13, 2018. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928. This campaign is in the register but not",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:43:21+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:27:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"KME recall 18V393: Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator SS Aerial (2015 to 2018)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v393/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}