NHTSA campaign 19V230000
KME Recall 19V-230: Back Up Camera Display Image may be Reversed
NHTSA recall 19V230000 was reported by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. on March 25, 2019, with 4 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the KME Commercial Rescue and KME Commercial Tanker for model years 2017, 2019. Owners were notified on May 17, 2019, 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 19V230000 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
- 19V230000 (also written 19V-230 or 19V230)
- Filed by
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Back Over Prevention — Sensing System — Camera
- 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 19V230000. 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 Commercial Rescue
- 2017 · Vehicles built December 20, 2017 – December 22, 2017 (per NHTSA)
KME Commercial Tanker
- 2019 · Vehicles built December 21, 2018 – December 21, 2018 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 19V230000.
Defect description
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2017 KME commercial rescue and 2019 KME commercial tanker vehicles equipped with an ASA Electronics backup camera display. The display may revert back to the factory default settings, which may cause the camera image to be reversed.
Safety consequence
The driver may inadvertently turn the wrong direction to avoid an object behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
KME will notify owners, and dealers will install a harness/relay/capacitor module to prevent the image from reversing. The recall began May 17, 2019. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.
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 19V230000
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.