KME
KME has 24 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 2005–2026), with 56 recall campaigns and 16 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2016 (11). The component complaints name most often is structure (812.5 per 1,000 component mentions). The Predator line has the most complaints, 13 over 18 model years.
A further 1 equipment, tire or child-seat campaign name KME and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between KME model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within KME only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predator | 18 | 22 | 13 | 0.7 | Structure |
| Predator Aerial | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0.2 | Unknown or Other |
| Panther | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0.1 | Unknown or Other |
| Predator SS Pumper | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Predator SS Aerial | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Predator Pumper | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Predator SS | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Predator Panther Pumper | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Commercial Pumper | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Predator Panther Aerial | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Predator Rescue | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Predator Panther | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Predator SS TDA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Redundant Panther | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Commercial Wildland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Predator SS Rescue | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Commercial Tanker | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Predator TDA | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Redundant Predator | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Severe Service | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Predator Panther Tanker | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Predator Tanker | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Commercial Rescue | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Panther II | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all KME complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has KME had?
56 NHTSA recall campaigns name KME vehicles (model years 2005–2026). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 6,209, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which KME model line has the most complaints?
Predator: 13 complaints over 18 model years (0.7 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for KME?
structure (812.5 per 1,000 mentions), unknown or other (187.5 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.