Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.: Parking Brake › Conventional › Air
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 11, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 40. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (Kovatch) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Predator, Predator SS, Panther, and model year 2011 Panther II emergency vehicles manufactured February 1, 2011, through February 28, 2013. These vehicles are equipped with Meritor axle assemblies that were built with disc brakes using MGM J24 series air brake chambers. In the affected axles, the brake chambers may leak pressure allowing the parking brake to drag when it is supposed to be released. Brake dragging could lead to overheated brake components.
The risk
Overheated brake components could result in a fire.
The remedy
Kovatch will notify owners and will replace the actuators as needed, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin in May 2013. Owners may contact Kovatch at 1-570-669-5132.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Kme Panther | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Kme Predator | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Kme Predator SS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Kme Panther | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Kme Predator | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Kme Predator SS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Kme Panther II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V137000.
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