If the lock is not engaged, the sliding, lift-up cover may fall unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury to personnel working under the cover.
If the lock is not engaged, the sliding, lift-up cover may fall unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury to personnel working under the cover.
We break every recall down into plain English — this one’s still on our list. Until our write-up is ready, the official NHTSA hazard and remedy below have the full, accurate details.
Source Page by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1226153-kme-commercial-rescue-2017-recall-latches-locks-linkages · Recall date February 4, 2019 · Official notice: NHTSA #19V267000
“KME COMMERCIAL RESCUE (2017) recall — Latches/Locks/Linkages.” GovInfoNow, recall dated February 4, 2019. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1226153-kme-commercial-rescue-2017-recall-latches-locks-linkages. Based on NHTSA recall 19V267000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=19V267000).
KME will notify owners, and dealers will replace the gas springs on the sliding, lift-up cover with new gas springs with an alternative locking mechanism or new gas springs without a locking mechanism and a separate stay arm, free of charge. The recall began May 23, 2019. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.
We’ve drafted a message you can send Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 19V267000 — Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. KME COMMERCIAL RESCUE (2017) recall — Latches/Locks/Linkages Hello, I own a KME COMMERCIAL RESCUE (2017) recall — Latches/Locks/Linkages that is covered by recall 19V267000 from Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.. The official recall notice states: KME will notify owners, and dealers will replace the gas springs on the sliding, lift-up cover with new gas springs with an alternative locking mechanism or new gas springs without a locking mechanism and a separate stay arm, free of charge. The recall began May 23, 2019. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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