Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 11V451000

Equipment

ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2011-09-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V451000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
Vehicles affected
35
Reported to NHTSA
2011-09-01
Owners notified
2011-09-07

Defect description

ALTEC IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 DL/DM SERIES, D4000A, AND DB37 DIGGER DERRICK SERVICE UTILITY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 2011 THROUGH APRIL 2011, EQUIPPED WITH PQ SINGLE AXIS BOOM CONTROLLERS. THE MECHANICAL INTERLOCK (LOCK OUT) MAY NOT OPERATE PROPERLY.

Safety risk

IF THE CONTROL INTERLOCK DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, THE CONTROL HANDLE CAN BE ACCIDENTLY SHIFTED CAUSING MOVEMENT OF THE UNIT, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

ALTEC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND ALTEC DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAND CONTROLLERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ALTEC AT 1-877-GO-ALTEC (1-877-462-5832) FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Notes

ALTEC'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS CNS 550.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
ALTEC Digger Derrick2011

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.