Kme Predator Pumper, Kme Predator Ss Aerial, Kme Predator Tda, model years 2018 to 2019. Filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 6 August 2019. 3 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2018 Predator TDA, 2019 Predator SS Aerial and Predator Pumper fire trucks. The front shocks may separate from their upper mount on the front suspension. The loose shock may contact and damage the steering gear housing, possibly causing a steering fluid leak …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 19V577 cover?
- Kme Predator Pumper, Kme Predator SS Aerial, Kme Predator Tda, model years 2018-2019.
- What is wrong with them?
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2018 Predator TDA, 2019 Predator SS Aerial and Predator Pumper fire trucks. The front shocks may separate from their upper mount on the front suspension.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A loss of hydraulic steering assist can increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. KME will notify owners, and Reyco Granning and KME dealers will work together to install a new shock mount bolt and nut, hardened washer, and shims to keep the shocks secured, free of charge. The recall began September 3, 2019.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A loss of hydraulic steering assist can increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 19V577 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| System at fault | Suspension:Front |
| Reported to NHTSA | 6 August 2019 |
| Model years | 2018-2019 |
| Vehicles named | KME PREDATOR PUMPER, KME PREDATOR SS AERIAL, KME PREDATOR TDA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A loss of hydraulic steering assist can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
KME will notify owners, and Reyco Granning and KME dealers will work together to install a new shock mount bolt and nut, hardened washer, and shims to keep the shocks secured, free of charge. The recall began September 3, 2019. Owners may contact Reyco customer service at 1-765-543-5815 or KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.
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.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Kme Predator Pumper recalls: 11 US campaigns
- Kme Predator SS Aerial recalls: 16 US campaigns
- Kme Predator Tda recalls: 7 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 19V577, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v577/
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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Other Kme notices we hold
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- 23V818: 2020 Severe Service, Predator, and Spartan MetroStar trucks
- 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
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- Defect summary
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