OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 20V487000

NHTSA campaign 20V487000 covers 15 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 38 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received August 18, 2020 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 20V487000 says

NHTSA campaign 20V487000 identifies EXTERIOR LIGHTING and states that The excessive brightness may affect the vision of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Defect summary

Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Commercial Pumper and Predator SS Rescue, 2018 Predator Panther Pumper and Commercial Skid, 2018-2020 Predator SS Aerial, 2020 Predator Panther Tanker, 2016 Predator Panther Aerial and Commercial Rescue, 2015-2019 Commercial Tanker, 2018-2019 Commercial Wildland, 2017 Predator SS Chassis and 2018-2021 Predator SS Pumper vehicles equipped with certain Code 3 7x9 Stop-Tail-Turn Reverse All-in-One LED stop, tail, turn, and reverse lights. The lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely affect the vision of drivers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.".

Consequence summary

The excessive brightness may affect the vision of other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 20V487000

For NHTSA campaign 20V487000, the filed corrective action says: KME will notify owners, and dealers will instruct vehicle owners to contact Code 3 to obtain a filter kit (Part No. CZ0199), free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2020. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.

KME will notify owners, and dealers will instruct vehicle owners to contact Code 3 to obtain a filter kit (Part No. CZ0199), free of charge. The recall began October 9, 2020. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.

Owner notification: October 9, 2020
Filing manufacturer: Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
Component groups: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 20V487000

RecallRoad links 15 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 20V487000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.