| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
01V231000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
KME |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
TILT CAB |
| Model Year: |
1996 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
KME FIRE APPARATUS |
| Manufacturered: |
19960301 - 19981130 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
367 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20010730 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20010730 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
KME FIRE APPARATUS |
| Report Received Date: |
20010705 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20010713 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TILT CAB FIRE TRUCK CABS. THE CAB LATCH RETENTION BRACKET CAN CRACK OR FAIL. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LACK OF RETENTION TO THE CAB, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY OR CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A KIT WHICH INCLUDES A REDESIGNED CAB LATCH BRACKET. KME HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT KME AT 1-570-669-5139. |