Recall Register

2013 KME Predator Aerial: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2013 KME Predator Aerial. The newest campaign is 17V504000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Aug 2017. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 17V504000, in the NHTSA record

KME will notify owners, and dealers will update the ladder speed software, free of charge. The recall began on October 3, 2017. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 257 units in total.

  1. 17V504000Received . 20 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2012-2014 Predator Aerial, and 2014-2017 Predator SS Aerial vehicles. A software error may cause the aerial ladder tip control speed to momentarily switch from 20 percent speed to 100 percent overall speed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The ladder speed accelerating without warning can increase the risk of injury to the ladder user or those nearby.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    KME will notify owners, and dealers will update the ladder speed software, free of charge. The recall began on October 3, 2017. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926.

    Report filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 16V930000Received . 82 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2011-2017 Predator Aerial and Predator Panther Aerial, 2014 Predator TDA, 2014-2017 Predator SS TDA, and 2012-2017 Predator SS Aerial fire trucks. In the affected vehicles, water may leak into the ladder position sensor allowing the ladder to make contact with the vehicle or be placed off of the short jack side of the truck.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the ladder contacts the truck or is placed off of the short jack side of the truck there may be a increased risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    KME will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ladder position sensor mount and bearing system, replacing them as needed, free of charge. The recall began on February 8, 2017. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926.

    Report filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 16V767000Received . 54 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Predator Panther Aerial, 2011-2015 Predator Aerial, 2012-2015 Predator SS Aerial, 2014 Predator TDA, and 2014-2015 Predator SS TDA emergency vehicles equipped with aerial water way trollies. The aerial device water way trolley could separate from the ladder.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the water way trolley separates from the ladder, it may fall, increasing the risk of injury to those nearby.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    KME will notify owners, and dealers will install re-enforcement inserts to the side clamps of the water way trolley, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.

    Report filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 16V606000Received . 27 units.

    Structure / Body

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Predator Pumper, Predator Panther Pumper and Predator Aerial, 2013 Predator Panther Aerial and Predator Rescue and 2012 Predator Panther Tanker emergency vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the front grille may loosen and separate from the cab face.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the front grille detaches from the vehicle while driving, it could become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    All the vehicles affected in this campaign have been remedied. Therefore, an owner notification will not be issued. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-570-669-5577.

    Report filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp..

  5. 16V586000Received . 74 units.

    Electrical System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2013 Predator Panther Rescue, 2013-2014 Predator Aerial, 2013-2016 Predator Pumper, Predator Rescue and Predator SS Aerial, 2014 7600 Tanker and Predator Tractor Drawn Aerial, 2014-2017 Predator Panther Pumper and Predator SS Pumper and 2017 Predator SS Rescue vehicles, equipped with Class 1 Ultraview Touchscreens by Hale Products. These touchscreens may experience false switch activations that can happen without the operator's knowledge, causing accessories to turn on or off.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The unintended turning on or off of accessories such as emergency beacons or automatic snow chains can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    KME will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the units, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926 or Hale Products Customer Service Center @ 1-800-533-3569 or halecustomerservice@idexcorp.com.

    Report filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2013 KME Predator Aerial: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Unknown or Other1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
1 Apr 2019

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2013 KME Predator Aerial, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2019, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20051
  2. 20071
  3. 20091
  4. 20101
  5. 20113
  6. 20124
  7. 20135
  8. 20146
  9. 20155
  10. 20165
  11. 20173
  12. 20183
  13. 20192

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2013 KME Predator Aerial: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kme/predator-aerial/2013/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2013 KME Predator Aerial?
257 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the KME Predator Aerial have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the KME Predator Aerial, model years 2005 to 2019. 5 of them name the 2013 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2013 KME Predator Aerial name most often?
Unknown or Other: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2013 KME Predator Aerial open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.