KME Commercial Rescue and Tanker Vehicles Recalled for Camera Display Defect
KME is recalling 2017 Commercial Rescue and 2019 Commercial Tanker vehicles because the backup camera display may revert to factory settings, causing the image to reverse and increasing crash risk.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product where a crash is possible due to the reversed camera image, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or fatalities, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for unreported injury risks.
Plain-English summary
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2017 KME Commercial Rescue and 2019 KME Commercial Tanker vehicles equipped with an ASA Electronics backup camera display. The defect involves the display potentially reverting to factory default settings, which causes the camera image to appear reversed.
This issue may cause the driver to inadvertently turn in the wrong direction when attempting to avoid an object behind the vehicle, thereby increasing the risk of a crash. The recall began on May 17, 2019.
KME will notify owners, and dealers will install a harness/relay/capacitor module to prevent the image from reversing. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- KME COMMERCIAL RESCUE, COMMERCIAL TANKER
- Brand
- KME
- Manufacturer
- Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.
- Category
- Vehicle — Commercial Truck
- Affected units
- 4
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (2)
- COMMERCIAL RESCUE
- COMMERCIAL TANKER
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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