By model year
KME Panther complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
KME Panther
Every KME Panther model year on file, 2021 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years62021 to 2026
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins29Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each KME Panther model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the KME Panther
- 25V-584 Sep 6, 2025
Actuator lever arm in the cab door latch may bind or become wedged, preventing the door from opening
Latches and locks · 1,261 vehicles - 24V-799 Oct 24, 2024
Missing mechanical stop may allow the cab tilt cylinder to be overextended
Equipment · 50 vehicles - 24V-507 Jul 2, 2024
Lower control arm retention bolts could become brittle and break after being tightened
Suspension · 48 vehicles - 23V-798 Nov 26, 2023
Defect in the inversion valve may delay park brake engagement, which could allow the vehicle to move unintentionally
Brakes · 44 vehicles - 22V-871 Nov 23, 2022
Tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate
Steering · 6 vehicles - 22V-778 Oct 17, 2022
Tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to fail and allowing the tie rods to separate
Steering · 225 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.