Kme Airport Refueler Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 1 model year of the Kme Airport Refueler (2016).

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• 2016

All Kme Airport Refueler recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Kme Airport Refueler, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Tie rod assembly (steering) and steering

   NHTSA 17V527000 Reported August 28, 2017 11 vehicles potentially affected Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.

   Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2016 Predator Pumper, Predator Rescue, and Airport Refueler vehicles, equipped with certain Dana Spicer steer axles. The castellated nut on the steer axles may not be properly torqued, allowing the tie rod to loosen.

   Remedy: KME will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the torque of the castellated nut and tie rod, tightening as necessary. If the nuts do not become properly secured and aligned after being adequately torqued, the dealer…

   Model years: 2016

Other Kme models

• Predator13 complaints
• Predator Aerial3 complaints
• Renegade Fire Engine2 complaints
• Aerialcat1 complaints
• Ariel Cat1 complaints
• Commercial Rescue1 complaints
• Panther1 complaints
• 7600 Tanker0 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.