Recall Register

2015 KME Predator: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2015 KME Predator. The newest campaign is 16V129000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Mar 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has no 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, 16V129000, in the NHTSA record

KME will notify owners. The existing gearbox will be inspected and, where necessary, a replacement gearbox will be ordered and installed. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on April 8, 2016. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 26 units in total.

  1. 16V129000Received . 18 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Predator emergency vehicles manufactured from May 19, 2014, through August 15, 2015, equipped with K gearboxes manufactured by Hale Products, Inc. The affected gearboxes may shift out of gear from "road" to "neutral" while the vehicle is in transit.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An unexpected shift in the transmission could result in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    KME will notify owners. The existing gearbox will be inspected and, where necessary, a replacement gearbox will be ordered and installed. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on April 8, 2016. 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. 15V632000Received . 8 units.

    Suspension / Front

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Predator emergency vehicles manufactured January 23, 2013, to January 28, 2015. The affected vehicles have front independent suspension assemblies that may have loose ball joints which could separate causing a loss of steering control.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    KME will notify owners, and dealers will correct the ball joint installation, free of charge. The recall began on October 30, 2015. 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: .

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

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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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

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. 20061
  2. 20072
  3. 20081
  4. 20092
  5. 20103
  6. 20114
  7. 20123
  8. 20136
  9. 20144
  10. 20152
  11. 20165
  12. 20174
  13. 20182
  14. 20191
  15. 20203
  16. 20213
  17. 20241
  18. 20251

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2015 KME Predator: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/kme/predator/2015/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
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 2015 KME Predator?
26 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the KME Predator have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 22 recall campaigns for the KME Predator, model years 2006 to 2025. 2 of them name the 2015 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 KME Predator open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.