Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera

NHTSA recall 19V230000 · announced March 25, 2019 · filed by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. · 4 units affected

The problem

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 display may revert back to the factory default settings, which may cause the camera image to be reversed.

The risk

The driver may inadvertently turn the wrong direction to avoid an object behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

KME will notify owners, and dealers will install a harness/relay/capacitor module to prevent the image from reversing. The recall began May 17, 2019. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2017 Kme Commercial Rescue
• 2019 Kme Commercial Tanker

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.