NHTSA Campaign Id 15V632000; Date: Oct. 8, 2015
A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.
2013 KME Predator; 2014 KME Predator; 2015 KME Predator
Component: Suspension:front
Manufactured by: Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
Affected Units:: 8
Kovatch mobile equipment corp. (kme) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 predator emergency vehicles manufactured January 23, 2013, to January 28, 2015. The affected vehicles have front independent suspension assemblies that may have loose ball joints which could separate causing a loss of steering control.
Kme will notify owners, and dealers will correct the ball joint installation, free of charge. The recall began on October 30, 2015. Owners may contact kme customer service at 1-800-235-3926.
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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Oct 30, 2015
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