NHTSA safety recall

Recall 20V051000

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery — Kme · reported 29 Jan 2020 · 41 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Predator SS Pumper, 2015 Predator SS Aerial, and 2015-2018 Predator SS TDA emergency response vehicles. The battery packs for the Pelican 9410 and 9415 flashlights may explode while charging.

The risk

A battery pack explosion may increase the risk of an injury.

The fix

KME will notify the affected owners and will arrange for the return and repair of the flashlight batteries. The recall March 19, 2020. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

NHTSA campaign
20V051000
Filed by
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
Report received
29 Jan 2020
Owners notified
19 Mar 2020
Potentially affected
41

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2015 Kme Predator Ss Aerial 2015 Kme Predator Ss Pumper 2016 Kme Predator Ss Pumper 2017 Kme Predator Ss Pumper 2018 Kme Predator Ss Pumper 2019 Kme Predator Ss Pumper 2020 Kme Predator Ss Pumper 2015 Kme Predator Ss Tda 2016 Kme Predator Ss Tda 2017 Kme Predator Ss Tda 2018 Kme Predator Ss Tda

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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