OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE
NHTSA campaign 19V267000
NHTSA campaign 19V267000 covers 27 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 148 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.
Report received April 2, 2019 · Snapshot September 21, 2026
01 / DEFECT RECORD
What NHTSA campaign 19V267000 says
Defect summary
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2017 Commercial Rescue, 2014-2019 Predator Panther Pumper, Commercial Pumper and Predator SS Pumper, 2012-2019 Predator Pumper, 2015-2019 Commercial Wildland, 2018 Predator Rescue and 2016 Predator SS Wildland vehicles. The lock for the gas springs that support the sliding, lift-up cover may be unintentionally disabled, preventing the lock from engaging.
Consequence summary
If the lock is not engaged, the sliding, lift-up cover may fall unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury to personnel working under the cover.
02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION
Remedy for NHTSA campaign 19V267000
KME will notify owners, and dealers will replace the gas springs on the sliding, lift-up cover with new gas springs with an alternative locking mechanism or new gas springs without a locking mechanism and a separate stay arm, free of charge. The recall began May 23, 2019. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.
- Owner notification
- May 23, 2019
- Filing manufacturer
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Component groups
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES