Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator Panther Aerial, Kme Predator Ss Aerial, Kme Predator Ss Tda, Kme Predator Tda, model years 2011 to 2017. Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 23 December 2016. 82 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2011-2017 Predator Aerial and Predator Panther Aerial, 2014 Predator TDA, 2014-2017 Predator SS TDA, and 2012-2017 Predator SS Aerial fire trucks. In the affected vehicles, water may leak into the ladder position sensor allowing the ladder to make …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V930 cover?
- Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator Panther Aerial, Kme Predator SS Aerial, Kme Predator SS Tda, Kme Predator Tda, model years 2011-2017.
- What is wrong with them?
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2011-2017 Predator Aerial and Predator Panther Aerial, 2014 Predator TDA, 2014-2017 Predator SS TDA, and 2012-2017 Predator SS Aerial fire trucks.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the ladder contacts the truck or is placed off of the short jack side of the truck there may be a increased risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. KME will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ladder position sensor mount and bearing system, replacing them as needed, free of charge. The recall began on February 8, 2017. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926.
- 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: “If the ladder contacts the truck or is placed off of the short jack side of the truck there may be a increased risk of injury.”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 16V930 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 23 December 2016 |
| Model years | 2011-2017 |
| Vehicles named | KME PREDATOR AERIAL, KME PREDATOR PANTHER AERIAL, KME PREDATOR SS AERIAL, KME PREDATOR SS TDA, KME PREDATOR TDA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the ladder contacts the truck or is placed off of the short jack side of the truck there may be a increased risk of injury.
The remedy
KME will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ladder position sensor mount and bearing system, replacing them as needed, free of charge. The recall began on February 8, 2017. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926.
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 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 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 Aerial recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Kme Predator SS Aerial recalls: 16 US campaigns
- Kme Predator SS Tda recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Kme Predator Tda recalls: 7 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V930, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v930/
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- 23V798: 2021-2023 Predator, Panther, and Severe Service fire trucks
- 22V607: 2021-2022 KME Predator, Panther, and Severe Service fire trucks equipped with Sheppard Steering Gears
- 21V960: 2020-2021 Predator and 2020-2022 Severe Service
- 21V905: 2022 Predator, Predator Panther and 2021-2022 Severe Service emergency
- 21V333: 2012-2021 KME Custom Chassis
- 21V100: 2001-2020 TDA tractor-drawn aerial firetrucks
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