Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator Pumper, Kme Predator Ss Aerial, Kme Predator Ss Pumper, Kme Predator Tda, model years 2013 to 2016. Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 31 March 2017. 9 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Predator SS Aerial, 2013-2016 Predator SS Pumper, 2014 Predator Aerial, Predator Pumper, and Predator Pumper TDA trucks. The ball joints on the independent front suspension (IFS) modules can loosen and separate, leading to a partial loss of steering.
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.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V223 cover?
- Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator Pumper, Kme Predator SS Aerial, Kme Predator SS Pumper, Kme Predator Tda, model years 2013-2016.
- What is wrong with them?
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Predator SS Aerial, 2013-2016 Predator SS Pumper, 2014 Predator Aerial, Predator Pumper, and Predator Pumper TDA trucks.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A separated ball joint can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. KME will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, clean and secure the ball joint free of charge. The recall began on May 8, 2017. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-570-669-5577.
- 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: “A separated ball joint can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V223 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| System at fault | Suspension:Front:Control Arm |
| Reported to NHTSA | 31 March 2017 |
| Model years | 2013-2016 |
| Vehicles named | KME PREDATOR AERIAL, KME PREDATOR PUMPER, KME PREDATOR SS AERIAL, KME PREDATOR SS PUMPER, KME PREDATOR TDA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A separated ball joint can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
KME will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, clean and secure the ball joint free of charge. The recall began on May 8, 2017. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-570-669-5577.
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 732 notices in the record whose component field names suspension. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 33 days.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Kme Predator Aerial recalls: 13 US campaigns
- Kme Predator Pumper recalls: 11 US campaigns
- Kme Predator SS Aerial recalls: 16 US campaigns
- Kme Predator SS Pumper recalls: 11 US campaigns
- Kme Predator Tda recalls: 7 US campaigns
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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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
All 36 Kme campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 17V223 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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