Electrical system (KME)
Vehicle recall 16V-586. NHTSA received Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.’s report on Aug 8, 2016.
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NHTSA received Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.’s report on Aug 8, 2016. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 27, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The unintended turning on or off of accessories such as emergency beacons or automatic snow chains can increase the risk of a crash.
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
(KME) is recalling certain model year 2013 Predator Panther Rescue, 2013-2014 Predator Aerial, 2013-2016 Predator Pumper, Predator Rescue and Predator SS Aerial, 2014 7600 Tanker and Predator Tractor Drawn Aerial, 2014-2017 Predator Panther Pumper and Predator SS Pumper and 2017 Predator SS Rescue vehicles, equipped with Class 1 Ultraview Touchscreens by Hale Products.
These touchscreens may experience false switch activations that can happen without the operator’s knowledge, causing accessories to turn on or off.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Electrical system.
What should you do?
KME will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the units, free of charge. The recall began on October 14, 2016. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3926 or Hale Products Customer Service Center @ 1-800-533-3569 or halecustomerservice@idexcorp.com.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 74 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
- KME Predator Tractor Aerialand 2014, before the model years listed here
- KME 7600 Tankerand 2014, before the model years listed here
- KME Predator Panther Rescueand 2013, before the model years listed here
- KME Predator Pumper20162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- KME Predator Rescue20162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- KME Predator Panther Pumper201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- KME Predator SS Aerial20162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- KME Predator Aerialand 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- KME Predator SS Pumper201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- KME Predator SS Rescue2017
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 27, 2026.