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NHTSA campaign 13V187000 · Manufacturer campaign 2013-E01

KME Recall 13V-187: Steering Column Grease Fitting may Hinder Steering

NHTSA recall 13V187000 (Manufacturer campaign 2013-E01) was reported by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. on May 9, 2013, with 695 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the KME Panther, KME Predator, KME Predator SS and more for model years 2009–2013. Owners were notified on May 20, 2013, 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 13V187000 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
13V187000 (also written 13V-187 or 13V187)
Filed by
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
Manufacturer campaign number
2013-E01
Report received
Potentially affected
695 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Steering
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V187000. 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 Arff

  • KME Panther

  • KME Panther II

    • 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 · Vehicles built September 1, 2008 – April 30, 2013 (per NHTSA)

  • KME Predator

  • KME Predator SS

All KME recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V187000.

Defect description

Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (Kovatch) is recalling certain model year 2009-2013 Predator, Predator SS, Panther; 2010-2011 ARFF; and model year 2010-2013 Panther II emergency vehicles. The grease fitting in the steering column shaft may get caught in the column cover. The grease fitting could tear the cover which will impact the driver's ability to steer the vehicle.

Safety consequence

A sudden loss of steering control may increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Kovatch will notify owners and dealers will remove the grease fitting, free of charge. The safety recall began on May 20, 2013. Owners may contact Kovatch at 1-570-669-5173. Kovatch's recall campaign number is 2013-E01.

Notes

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V187000

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.