KME Complaints

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  • 2013 KME PREDATOR
    - BOSTON, MA

    CABIN DOOR OPENS WITHOUT WARNING, SOMETIMES WHILE TRUCK IS IN MOTION. THRU BOLT LOOSENS CAUSING THE LATCH TO OPEN.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2012 KME PREDATOR
    - BOSTON, MA

    CABIN DOOR OPENS WITHOUT WARNING, SOMETIMES WHILE TRUCK IS IN MOTION. THRU BOLT LOOSENS CAUSING THE LATCH TO OPEN.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2013 KME PREDATOR
    - BOSTON, MA

    CABIN DOOR OPENS WITHOUT WARNING, SOMETIMES WHILE TRUCK IS IN MOTION. THRU BOLT LOOSENS CAUSING THE LATCH TO OPEN.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2014 KME PREDATOR
    - BOSTON, MA

    CABIN DOOR OPENS WITHOUT WARNING, SOMETIMES WHILE TRUCK IS IN MOTION. THRU BOLT LOOSENS CAUSING THE LATCH TO OPEN.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2014 KME PREDATOR
    - BOSTON, MA

    CABIN DOOR OPENS WITHOUT WARNING, SOMETIMES WHILE TRUCK IS IN MOTION. THRU BOLT LOOSENS CAUSING THE LATCH TO OPEN.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2013 KME PREDATOR
    - BOSTON, MA

    DOOR OPENS WITHOUT WARNING FROM FAILURE OF LATCH MECHANISM TO SECURELY HOLD THE DOOR SHUT. THE THRU BOLT LOOSENS ON ITS OWN.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2010 KME PREDATOR
    - BOSTON, MA

    DOOR OPENS WITHOUT WARNING FROM FAILURE OF LATCH MECHANISM TO SECURELY HOLD THE DOOR SHUT. THE THRU BOLT LOOSENS ON ITS OWN.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 KME RENEGADE FIRE ENGINE
    - LANSDOWNE, MD

    POWER STEERING BOX FAILED AT 35,486 DUE TO INTERNAL WEAR OR FAILURE. WE HAVE TWO IDENTICAL UNITS CONSECUTIVE VIN'S THE TWIN TO THIS FAILED THE SAME WAY 1 MONTH AFTER AND WITHIN 1000 MILES. THE UNIT LOST ALL ITS POWER STEER FLUID.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 KME RENEGADE FIRE ENGINE
    - LANSDOWNE, MD

    POWER STEERING BOX FAILED AT 34,427 DUE TO INTERNAL WEAR OR FAILURE. WE HAVE TWO IDENTICAL UNITS CONSECUTIVE VIN'S THE TWIN TO THIS FAILED THE SAME WAY 1 MONTH PRIOR AND WITHIN 1000 MILES. THE UNIT LOST ALL ITS POWER STEER FLUID.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2014 KME AERIALCAT
    - AIKEN, SC

    KME/KOVATCH AERIAL FIRE APPARATUS BUILT WITH A TAG AXLE REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM POSE SAFETY CONCERNS FOR OCCUPANTS AND THE PUBLIC. THE REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS DESIGNED WITH SEVERAL FLAWS, OF WHICH KME KNOWS ABOUT. THE REAR TAG AXLE, AT TIMES DOES NOT LOCK OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNSTABLE. ALSO, THE AIRBAG SUSPENSION IS NOT DESIGNED/INSTALLED PROPERLY, ALLOWING THE AIRBAGS TO BECOME DISTORTED AND RIDE ON THE SIDES OF THE BAG. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR PHOTOS OF 2 DIFFERENT TRUCKS.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE