Kme Aerialcat 2003

Model Aerialcat made in 2003 by Kme got 1 investigation as well as 1 recall. The car had one investigation (equipment). There was one recall concerning equipment .

Model 2003

Recalls


CampaignManufacturerManufacturing dateType# of units affectedDate Owner notified MfgRecall Initiated byManufacturers of recalled vehicles/productsReport Recieved DateRecord Creation DateRegulation Part NumberFMVSS Number
EQUIPMENT
12V027000KOVATCH MOBILE EQUIPMENT CORPfrom 07/01/2003 to 08/31/2011V (Vehicle)12004/10/2012ODIKOVATCH MOBILE EQUIPMENT CORP01/30/201202/01/2012
Defect SummaryKovatch mobile equipment corporation (kme) is recalling certain model year 2003 through 2011 aerialcat model fire trucks equipped with an aerial bucket that is operated with electronic controls and a turntable that has hydraulic controls. on these vehicles, upon activation of the dead man
Consequence SummaryIf the ladder unexpectedly moves, the operator can lose control of the bucket location, increasing the risk of injury.
Corrective SummaryKme will notify owners, and dealers will repair the trucks free of charge. the safety recall began on april 10, 2012. owners may contact kovatch mobile equipment corporation at 1-570-669-5154.
NotesOwners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .

Investigations


NHTSA IDManufacturerDate openDate closeSubjectRecall campaign
EQUIPMENT
PE11027KOVATCH MOBILE EQUIPMENT CORP08/16/201102/17/2012Fire truck aerial ladder failure12V027000
 On august 16th 2011 the office of defects investigation (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation (pe11-027) on kovatch mobile equipment (kme) aerial cat 2003 - 2011 fire trucks concerning an alleged failure related to a fire truck's aerial ladder.the electronic-over-hydraulic controller that is used to move the aerial bucket fails, causing an unintended movement of the aerial device on certain kme aerial ladder/platform trucks.this unintended movement of the aerial ladder bucket constitutes an unreasonable risk to safety as the movement may occur in an unintended direction possibly near electrical power lines, structures, or a fire.the manufacturer will conduct a safety recall.the remedy kme will implement updates the software for the controller, including a triple redundancy system.one of the systems disables all platform aerial movement controls immediately upon actuation of the dead man's switch at the turntable.this pe is closed with a safety recall (12v-027).the odi reports cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) number: 10418106