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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

TILT-CAB RETENTION LATCH

Action number
PE01014
Opened
Apr 20, 2001
Closed
Jul 5, 2001
Outcome
Recall 01V231000

Manufacturer: KME Fire Apparatus

This investigation led to a recall

NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 01V231000.

Read the recall: what is defective and the free fix →

What NHTSA is examining

Alleged that the latch for the tilt-cab shears off

Vehicles under investigation

1994 Kme Fire Apparatus Excel1995 Kme Fire Apparatus Excel1996 Kme Fire Apparatus Excel1997 Kme Fire Apparatus Excel

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.