{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"21V905000","date":"2021-11-19","owner_notified":"2022-01-07","manufacturer":"Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.","component":"POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY","summary":"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.","consequence":"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.","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.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":"180 Series","units":26,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":2,"period_from":"2025-1","period_to":"2025-4","submitted":"2026-02-01","involved":26,"remedied":12,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":46,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2021,"make":"KME","model":"PREDATOR PANTHER","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2022,"make":"KME","model":"PREDATOR PANTHER","vehicle_id":"2022_kme_predator","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2022,"make":"KME","model":"PREDATOR SS","vehicle_id":"2022_kme_predator","match":"base","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2022,"make":"KME","model":"redundant PREDATOR","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/21V905000"}