{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "KME recall 21V905: Kme Predator, Kme Predator Panther, Kme Predator SS (2021 to 2022)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v905/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V905 (Kme): A fractured drive pinion may contact the brake drop hose, and unintentionally engage the parking brake without detection or without...",
  "excerpt": "Kme Predator, Kme Predator Panther, Kme Predator Ss, model years 2021 to 2022. Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 19 November 2021. 26 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2022 Predator, Predator Panther and 2021-2022 Severe Service emergency vehicles. The rear axle drive pinion may fracture. 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: “A fractured drive pinion may contact the brake drop hose, and unintentionally engage the parking brake without detection or without the brake lights activating, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V905 Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. Power Train:Axle Assembly 19 November 2021 2021-2022 KME PREDATOR, KME PREDATOR PANTHER, KME PREDATOR SS A fractured drive pinion may contact the brake drop hose, and unintentionally engage the parking brake without detection or without the brake lights activating, increasing the risk of a crash. Meritor will inspect and replace the drive pinion, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022. Owners may contact KME ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:10:04+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:18:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"KME recall 21V905: Kme Predator, Kme Predator Panther, Kme Predator SS (2021 to 2022)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v905/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}