Kme 7600 Tanker, Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator Panther Pumper, Kme Predator Panther Rescue, Kme Predator Pumper, Kme Predator Rescue, model years 2013 to 2017. Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 8 August 2016. 74 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2013 Predator Panther Rescue, 2013-2014 Predator Aerial, 2013-2016 Predator Pumper, Predator Rescue and Predator SS Aerial, 2014 7600 Tanker and Predator Tractor Drawn Aerial, 2014-2017 Predator Panther Pumper and Predator SS Pumper and 2017 Predator …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V586 cover?
- Kme 7600 Tanker, Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator Panther Pumper, Kme Predator Panther Rescue, Kme Predator Pumper, Kme Predator Rescue, Kme Predator SS Aerial, Kme Predator SS Pumper, model years 2013-2017.
- What is wrong with them?
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2013 Predator Panther Rescue, 2013-2014 Predator Aerial, 2013-2016 Predator Pumper, Predator Rescue and Predator SS Aerial, 2014 7600 Tanker and Predator Tractor Drawn Aerial, 2014-2017 Predator Panther Pumper and Predator SS...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- The unintended turning on or off of accessories such as emergency beacons or automatic snow chains can increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. KME will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the units, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926 or Hale Products Customer Service Center @ 1-800-533-3569 or halecustomerservice@idexcorp.com.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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 unintended turning on or off of accessories such as emergency beacons or automatic snow chains can increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16V586 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| System at fault | Electrical System |
| Reported to NHTSA | 8 August 2016 |
| Model years | 2013-2017 |
| Vehicles named | KME 7600 TANKER, KME PREDATOR AERIAL, KME PREDATOR PANTHER PUMPER, KME PREDATOR PANTHER RESCUE, KME PREDATOR PUMPER, KME PREDATOR RESCUE, KME PREDATOR SS AERIAL, KME PREDATOR SS PUMPER, KME PREDATOR SS RESCUE, KME PREDATOR TRACTOR AERIAL |
What the notice says today
The consequence
The unintended turning on or off of accessories such as emergency beacons or automatic snow chains can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
KME will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the units, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926 or Hale Products Customer Service Center @ 1-800-533-3569 or halecustomerservice@idexcorp.com.
What it said before
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 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Kme Predator Aerial recalls: 13 US campaigns
- Kme Predator Panther Pumper recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Kme Predator Pumper recalls: 11 US campaigns
- Kme Predator Rescue recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Kme Predator SS Aerial recalls: 16 US campaigns
- Kme Predator SS Pumper recalls: 11 US campaigns
- Kme Predator SS Rescue recalls: 4 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V586, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v586/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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