Kme recall: Power train
What is wrong
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2016 Predator and Severe Service vehicles manufactured May 8, 2015, to October 1, 2015, and equipped with certain drive axles manufactured by Marmon-Herrington. The affected axles are equipped with hex nuts on the flange yoke that may not have been properly tightened.
What could happen
If the hex nuts are not tightened to specification, the driveshaft may disconnect from the drive axle, resulting in a loss of propulsion and increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
KME will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the hex nuts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on November 20, 2015. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926.
Vehicles covered
- Kme Predator 2016
- Kme Severe Service 2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V723000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 2, 2015
- Owners notified
- Nov 20, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 3
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- May 8, 2015 to Oct 1, 2015
- Part
- Power train › Axle assembly
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Kme recall: Equipment Oct 6, 2026
- Kme / Spartan Fire recall: Electrical system Dec 6, 2023
- Kme recall: Parking brake Nov 26, 2023
- Kme / Spartan Fire recall: Latches/locks/linkages Sep 6, 2025
- Kme recall: Steering Aug 9, 2022
- Kme recall: Fuel system, diesel Dec 10, 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.