Manufacturer profile

Kovatch Mobile Equipment

Kovatch Mobile Equipment has filed 42 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2015, covering 3,166 vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0No campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file422015 to 2024
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.".

Campaigns per year

Kovatch Mobile Equipment has averaged 2 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2016 peak of 9

Kovatch Mobile Equipment recall campaigns by report date, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

02.557.5102015201692017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Equipment is Kovatch Mobile Equipment's most recalled component since 2016

Kovatch Mobile Equipment campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Equipment
9
Electrical system
7
Powertrain
6
Brakes
4
Fuel system
3
Suspension
3
Steering
2
Lighting
2
Structure
2
Latches and locks
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Kovatch Mobile Equipment uses software fixes less than the industry: 0% of its 2021 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Kovatch Mobile Equipment against all manufacturers, by year.

Kovatch Mobile EquipmentAll manufacturers
020%40%60%2016201820202022202420260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2016 is covered by the most Kovatch Mobile Equipment campaigns, 26

Kovatch Mobile Equipment campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

010203020152016262017201820192020202120222023
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Kovatch Mobile Equipment filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Kovatch Mobile Equipment campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
24V-363May 23, 2024Incorrect relay valve may have been installed, which can prevent the park brake from engaging and allow the vehicle to roll awayBrakes7Part replacement
23V-818Dec 6, 2023In 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…Electrical system22Software update
23V-798Nov 26, 2023Defect in the inversion valve may delay park brake engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionallyBrakes44Part replacement
22V-607Aug 9, 2022Steering gears may have been assembled incorrectly, which can cause the gears to fractureSteering11Part replacement
21V-960Dec 10, 2021Fuel tubes between the fuel rail and the injectors for cylinders four, five, and six may fatigue and crack, which can result in a high pressure…Fuel system85Part replacement
21V-905Nov 19, 2021Rear axle drive pinion may fracturePowertrain26Part replacement
21V-333May 11, 2021Sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leakFuel system386Part replacement
21V-100Feb 19, 2021Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) control module on the ladder trailer may have incorrect wire connectionsBrakes94Part replacement
21V-097Feb 19, 2021Welds that attach the suspension mounts and torque rod mounts to the rear axle may have been insufficiently welded, possibly causing the welds to…Suspension88Repair or modification
20V-487Aug 18, 2020Lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely affect the vision of driversLighting38Not stated
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Kovatch Mobile Equipment's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2020 Electrical short circuit can occur due to a…0.00M
  2. 2019 In the event of a hydraulic system failure…0.00M
  3. 2021 Sealing washer may not seat correctly in…0.00M
  4. 2019 Lock for the gas springs that support the…0.00M
  5. 2016 Affected vehicles may be equipped with…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.