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Kme Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 2008–2026

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Kme model year it names.
22
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Kme model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
65
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
2
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
12
14 model years

Overview

Our database holds 22 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Kme vehicles. Our database also holds 65 safety recall campaigns and 2 NHTSA investigations covering at least one Kme model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Kme models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Kme models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Predator2010–20251322
Predator Aerial2013–2019314
Aerialcat201411
Ariel Cat200810
Commercial Rescue201714
Panther2012–2026111
Arff2010–201101
Predator Panther Aerial2017–201907
Predator SS Aerial2018–2020016
Predator SS Chassis201701
Predator SS Tda2018–201905
Predator Tda2017–201807

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 8 newest campaigns covering a Kme vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
26V709000Panther

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT; EQUIPMENT:EMERGENCY:FIRE SUPRESSION; EQUIPMENT:EMERGENCY:SIREN/LIGHTING/STROBES:CONTROLSFerrara Fire apparatus, Inc. (Ferrara) is recalling certain 2025 KME Panther and Ferrara Cinder emergency vehicles. The display may stop responding to touch commands or fail to power on, preventing the activation of exterior emergency lights, fire fighting and other emergency equipment.

26V657000CV515 Sfa 4X4, Severe Service

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:VIDEO (TOUCH)SCREEN/MONITOR/UNIT; EQUIPMENT:EMERGENCY:SIREN/LIGHTING/STROBES:CONTROLSKovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2024 CV515 SFA 4x4 and Severe Service emergency vehicles. A node may become unresponsive and cause a loss of functionality of connected components, such as exterior lighting and pump-mode.

25V5840004 Kme models

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCHSpartan Fire, LLC (Spartan) is recalling certain 2023-2026 Gladiator, Metrostar, FC-94, KME Panther, and 2024-2025 Predator vehicles. The actuator lever arm in the cab door latch may bind or become wedged, preventing the door from opening.

24V799000Panther

EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:INTEGRATED JACK/LEVELER/STABILIZER:HOSES/CABLES/RODS/GEARS/STRUT/CYLINDERSpartan Fire, LLC (Spartan) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Metro Star, FC-94, 2025 Gladiator, and KME Panther vehicles. A missing mechanical stop may allow the cab tilt cylinder to be overextended.

24V507000Panther

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARMSpartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Gladiator, 2024-2025 Metro Star and 2024 KME Panther vehicles equipped with certain independent front suspension assemblies. The lower control arm retention bolts could become brittle and break after being tightened.

24V363000Redundant Predator

PARKING BRAKEKovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Predator fire trucks. The incorrect relay valve may have been installed, which can prevent the park brake from engaging and allow the vehicle to roll away. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 121, "Air Brake Systems."

24V181000Redundant Panther

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMSpartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Gladiator, MetroStar, 2024 Commercial, FC-94, and KME Panther trucks equipped with Hercules HC 1.7 multiplex nodes. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the node may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits.

23V818000Predator, Severe Service

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGKovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2020 Severe Service, Predator, and Spartan MetroStar trucks. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the vehicle multiplex system may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits.

Go straight to a Kme model year

One published model year for each Kme model, ordered by owner-reported complaint volume

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Each page links the years either side of it, so every model year we publish for a model is reachable from its entry here.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Kme model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .