NHTSA campaign 17V409000
KME Recall 17V-409: Fuel Pump May Fail
NHTSA recall 17V409000 was reported by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. on June 28, 2017, with 1 vehicle potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the KME Predator Tanker for the 2017 model year. Owners were notified on August 7, 2017, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 17V409000 (also written 17V-409 or 17V409)
- Filed by
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1 vehicle (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Diesel
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 100% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 17V409000. 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 Predator Tanker
- 2017 · Vehicles built May 25, 2017 – May 25, 2017 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17V409000.
Defect description
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling one 2017 Predator Tanker truck equipped with a Cummins ISX 15L engine. The affected engine has a fuel pump whose drive gear may slip on its drive shaft, causing a fuel pump function loss, resulting in an engine stall.
Safety consequence
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Cummins will send a notice to the owner of the vehicle with the affected engine and a Cummins dealer will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began on August 7, 2017. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467 or KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926.
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 17V409000
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.