NHTSA campaign 01V231000

KME Recall 01V-231: KME/CAB LATCH BRACKET

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 01V231000 was reported by KME FIRE APPARATUS on July 5, 2001, with 367 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the KME Tilt Cab for model years 1996–1998. Owners were notified on July 30, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01V231000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01V231000 (also written 01V-231 or 01V231)
Filed by: KME FIRE APPARATUS
Report received: July 5, 2001
Potentially affected: 367 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure
Owners notified: July 30, 2001
NHTSA investigation: Preliminary Evaluation PE01-014 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V231000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

KME

KME Tilt Cab
- 1996, 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built March 1, 1996 – November 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V231000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TILT CAB FIRE TRUCK CABS. THE CAB LATCH RETENTION BRACKET CAN CRACK OR FAIL.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LACK OF RETENTION TO THE CAB, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY OR CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A KIT WHICH INCLUDES A REDESIGNED CAB LATCH BRACKET. KME HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT KME AT 1-570-669-5139.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V231000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.