January 8, 2020 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V006000
Swing Drives Not Properly Lubricated
If the swing drive's internal gears become damaged or start seizing, uncontrolled movement of the ladder can occur, increasing the risk of an injury.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V006
Manufacturer Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
Components EQUIPMENT
Potential Number of Units Affected 6
Summary
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling one 2017 and certain 2012-2015 Emergency Response KME 55 FT Firestix Aerial Devices. The swing drives may not contain lubricating oil, which can cause the internal gears to become damaged and cause seizing.
Remedy
KME will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the swing drives and rebuild them if they do not contain the lubricating oil, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 24, 2020. 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.safercar.gov.
5 Affected Products
Vehicle
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
|---|---|---|
| KME | FIRESTIX | 2012-2015, 2017 |
2 Associated Documents
Recall Acknowledgement
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-20V006-7209.PDF 213.594KB
Latest Recalls Documents
https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=20V006&docType=RCL
1 Associated Investigation
Aerial Turntable Failures
NHTSA ID: PE19016
Dated opened: November 12, 2019
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is opening this Preliminary Evaluation on KME fire trucks that are equipped with Kraft Hydraulics turntables for their aerial apparatus.
ODI received 2 consumer complaints alleging their vehicle's aerial turn table was supplied from the manufacture without lubrication. This lack of lubrication caused the gear boxes that rotate the aerial platform to fail. When inspected, it was discovered that some of the turntable internal gears had seized and other gearbox internals were severely corroded and pitted due to lack of lubrication.
If the aerial ladder traverses in an uncontrolled movement, the ladder is at risk of striking objects potentially endangering fire fighter's safety.
A Preliminary Evaluation has been opened to determine the frequency of this failure mechanism and understand the conditions that might influence this malfunction on the subject vehicles.
The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at:http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID using the following complaint identification numbers: 1089324 and 11206194
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