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NHTSA campaign 23V818000

Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. Recall 23V-818: Overloaded Electrical System May Cause Fire

NHTSA recall 23V818000 was reported by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. on December 6, 2023, with 22 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the KME Predator, KME Severe Service and Spartan Fire Metrostar for the 2020 model year. Owners were notified on January 24, 2024, 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 23V818000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
23V818000 (also written 23V-818 or 23V818)
Filed by
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
Report received
Potentially affected
22 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Wiring
Owners notified

Repair completion: 0% (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 23V818000. 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

All KME recalls

Spartan Fire

  • Spartan Fire Metrostar

All Spartan Fire recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 23V818000.

Defect description

Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2020 Severe Service, Predator, and Spartan MetroStar trucks. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the vehicle multiplex system may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits.

Safety consequence

Overloaded electrical circuits can overheat, increasing the risk of fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will work with the equipment manufacturer to update the firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 24, 2024. 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.nhtsa.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 23V818000

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.