Kme Commercial Pumper, Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator Panther Aerial, Kme Predator Panther Pumper, Kme Predator Ss Aerial, Kme Predator Ss Pumper, model years 2015 to 2018. Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 22 November 2017. 74 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2015 Predator SS Tanker and Commercial Pumper built on Freightliner chassis, 2015-2018 Predator SS Pumper and Commercial Pumper built on Navistar chassis, 2016 Predator Panther Aerial and Predator Aerial, 2015-2017 Predator Panther Pumper and 2018 Predator SS …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V765 cover?
- Kme Commercial Pumper, Kme Predator Aerial, Kme Predator Panther Aerial, Kme Predator Panther Pumper, Kme Predator SS Aerial, Kme Predator SS Pumper, Kme Predator SS Tanker, model years 2015-2018.
- What is wrong with them?
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2015 Predator SS Tanker and Commercial Pumper built on Freightliner chassis, 2015-2018 Predator SS Pumper and Commercial Pumper built on Navistar chassis, 2016 Predator Panther Aerial and Predator Aerial, 2015-2017 Predator Panther Pumper...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A reduction in water pressure may hinder fire fighting efforts, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. KME will notify owners, and KME dealers will install a remedy kit, free of charge. The recall began on January 8, 2018. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926 or Hale customer service at 1-800-533-3569.
- 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 reduction in water pressure may hinder fire fighting efforts, increasing the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V765 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 22 November 2017 |
| Model years | 2015-2018 |
| Vehicles named | KME COMMERCIAL PUMPER, KME PREDATOR AERIAL, KME PREDATOR PANTHER AERIAL, KME PREDATOR PANTHER PUMPER, KME PREDATOR SS AERIAL, KME PREDATOR SS PUMPER, KME PREDATOR SS TANKER |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A reduction in water pressure may hinder fire fighting efforts, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
KME will notify owners, and KME dealers will install a remedy kit, free of charge. The recall began on January 8, 2018. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926 or Hale customer service at 1-800-533-3569.
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 Commercial Pumper recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Kme Predator Aerial recalls: 13 US campaigns
- Kme Predator Panther Aerial recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Kme Predator Panther Pumper recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Kme Predator SS Aerial recalls: 16 US campaigns
- Kme Predator SS Pumper recalls: 11 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V765, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v765/
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
2e2f5f75 - Consequence
71727fb9 - Remedy
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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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