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KME Panther

Every KME Panther model year on file, 2006 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years132006 to 2026
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins29Summed across model years
By model year

The 2012 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.75120062010201212014202220242026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Complaints by component

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each KME Panther model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

KME Panther by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone105
2025Not decoded0NoneNone3011
2024Not decoded0NoneNone208
2023Not decoded0NoneNone203
2022Not decoded0NoneNone002
2021Not decoded0NoneNone300
2014Not decoded0NoneNone100
2013Not decoded0NoneNone300
2012Not decoded10.0100200
2011Not decoded0NoneNone100
2010Not decoded0NoneNone100
2009Not decoded0NoneNone100
2006Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the KME Panther

  • 25V-584 Sep 6, 2025
    Actuator lever arm in the cab door latch may bind or become wedged, preventing the door from opening
    Latches and locks · 1,261 vehicles
  • 24V-799 Oct 24, 2024
    Missing mechanical stop may allow the cab tilt cylinder to be overextended
    Equipment · 50 vehicles
  • 24V-507 Jul 2, 2024
    Lower control arm retention bolts could become brittle and break after being tightened
    Suspension · 48 vehicles
  • 23V-798 Nov 26, 2023
    Defect in the inversion valve may delay park brake engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionally
    Brakes · 44 vehicles
  • 22V-871 Nov 23, 2022
    Tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate
    Steering · 6 vehicles
  • 22V-778 Oct 17, 2022
    Tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate
    Steering · 225 vehicles
  • 14V-455 Jul 25, 2014
    When the button is pressed to release the seat belt, the latch plate can become partially engaged with the buckle, making the seat belt difficult…
    Seat belts · 10 vehicles
  • 13V-187 May 9, 2013
    Grease fitting in the steering column shaft may get caught in the column cover
    Steering · 695 vehicles
  • 13V-137 Apr 11, 2013
    These vehicles are equipped with Meritor axle assemblies that were built with disc brakes using MGM J24 series air brake chambers
    Brakes · 40 vehicles
  • 06V-407 Oct 26, 2006
    On certain trucks built with cummins isl cm850 diesel engines
    Engine and cooling · 14 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.