Campaign 21V-905

Rear axle drive pinion may fracture

Defect 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.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 21V905000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

3 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about powertrain on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 21V-905
Make	Model	Model years
KME	Predator Panther	2021 to 2022
KME	Predator SS	2022
KME	Redundant Predator	2022

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

20V-341 Jun 10, 2020
Telma axial retarder braking mechanism may separate from the vehicle while it is moving
16V-926 Dec 22, 2016
Affected vehicles have tandem rear axles with S-cam brakes that may engage without the brake pedal being pressed
16V-626 Aug 29, 2016
Affected vehicles may have replacement drive shafts that may twist and fail during use
16V-569 Aug 1, 2016
Affected vehicles may be equipped with certain C20 and C21 split-shaft transmissions from Waterous
16V-129 Mar 3, 2016
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Predator emergency vehicles manufactured from May 19, 2014, through…
15V-723 Nov 2, 2015
Affected axles are equipped with hex nuts on the flange yoke that may not have been properly tightened