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KME Predator Aerial

Every KME Predator Aerial model year on file, 2015 to 2019. 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 years52015 to 2019
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins6Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

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

00.250.50.751201520162017201812019
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Structure leads the KME Predator Aerial complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each KME Predator Aerial 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 Predator Aerial by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2019Not decoded0NoneNone202
2018Not decoded10.0100302
2017Not decoded0NoneNone302
2016Not decoded0NoneNone500
2015Not decoded0NoneNone500
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the KME Predator Aerial

  • 19V-528 Jul 12, 2019
    In the event of a hydraulic system failure while raising or lowering the cab, the hydraulic velocity fuses may not activate and lock the cab in…
    Structure · 529 vehicles
  • 18V-622 Sep 13, 2018
    Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not been pressed
    Lighting · 111 vehicles
  • 18V-393 Jun 12, 2018
    If the tether control gets unplugged while it is operating the aerial, the last command will be continued to be carried out
    Equipment · 12 vehicles
  • 18V-237 Apr 13, 2018
    Braided cab lift hydraulic hoses, wire braided air lines and/or wire braided fuel cooler lines may be improperly routed and secured contacting the…
    Brakes · 38 vehicles
  • 17V-765 Nov 22, 2017
    Rings securing the valves may corrode over time after exposure to water, causing the ring to fail and the pressure relief valve to open, reducing…
    Equipment · 74 vehicles
  • 17V-503 Aug 14, 2017
    Software that controls the ladder rotation circuit may allow the ladder to rotate even after the rotation joystick is released
    Electrical system · 14 vehicles
  • 16V-930 Dec 23, 2016
    In the affected vehicles, water may leak into the ladder position sensor allowing the ladder to make contact with the vehicle or be placed off of…
    Equipment · 82 vehicles
  • 16V-767 Oct 21, 2016
    Aerial device water way trolley could separate from the ladder
    Equipment · 54 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.