# NHTSA recall 21V905000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 21V905000
- Manufacturer: Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Reported: 2021\-11\-19
- Owners notified: 2022\-01\-07
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 26
- Part numbers: 180 Series

## What is wrong

Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. \(KME\) is recalling certain 2022 Predator, Predator Panther and 2021\-2022 Severe Service emergency vehicles.  The rear axle drive pinion may fracture.


## What can happen

A fractured drive pinion may contact the brake drop hose, and unintentionally engage the parking brake without detection or without the brake lights activating, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Meritor will inspect and replace the drive pinion, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022.  Owners may contact KME customer service at 1\-800\-235\-3928.


## Notes

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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-02\-01
- Vehicles in the campaign: 26
- Reported remedied: 12 \(46%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2021 KME PREDATOR PANTHER
- [2022 KME PREDATOR PANTHER](/makes/kme/predator/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 KME PREDATOR SS](/makes/kme/predator/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- 2022 KME redundant PREDATOR

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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