2008 Kme Ariel Cat Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2008 Kme Ariel Cat. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Electric over hydraulic controller failure on a arial fire truck platform.when you step on the dead man switch the bucket moved unexpectedly to the left. This could have contributed to death or injury during a working fire or if you where in the vicinity of high voltage wires.possible…”
Defect investigations
Fire truck aerial ladder failure
On August 16th 2011 the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE11-027) on Kovatch Mobile Equipment (KME) Aerial Cat 2003 - 2011 Fire trucks concerning an alleged failure related to a fire truck's aerial ladder.The electronic-over-hydraulic controller that is used to move the…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2008 Kme Ariel Cat as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.