Kme recall: Engine and engine cooling
What is wrong
Kovatch mobile equipment corp. (kme) is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2009 predator model emergency vehicles manufactured from october 15, 2007 through november 23, 2009, and equipped with detroit diesel series 60 engines. The software on these engines may cause the engine to shut down unexpectedly when a diesel particulate filter over-temperature condition is detected.
What could happen
Unexpected emergency vehicle engine shutdown could hamper rescue operations and put first responders and or the public at risk.
The fix
All customers with affected vehicles have been contacted by daimler trucks and repairs will be performed by detroit diesel. Please see daimler trucks/detroit diesel's defect report 10e-005. The safety recall began on september 10, 2010. Owners may contact detroit diesel at 1-800-547-0712 or on line http://www.detroitdiesel.com/supportnetwork.
Vehicles covered
- Kme Predator 2007–2009
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V386000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 26, 2010
- Owners notified
- Sep 10, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 64
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Oct 15, 2007 to Nov 23, 2009
- Part
- Engine and engine cooling
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
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- Kme / Spartan Fire recall: Electrical system Dec 6, 2023
- Kme recall: Parking brake Nov 26, 2023
- Kme recall: Steering Aug 9, 2022
- Kme recall: Fuel system, diesel Dec 10, 2021
- Kme recall: Suspension Feb 19, 2021
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.