Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V134000

Equipment

Altec Industries Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-04-04.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V134000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Altec Industries Inc.
Vehicles affected
17
Reported to NHTSA
2013-04-04
Owners notified
2013-05-22

Defect description

Altec is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 AC18, AC23, and AC38 cranes with front bumper outriggers mounted on Kenworth chassis between November 2010 and October 2012. The brackets that attach the outrigger to the front bumper of the chassis may be inadequate to support the full capacity of the crane in certain positions.

Safety risk

The inadequate mounting brackets may allow the outrigger to bend, reducing the stability of the crane truck which could result in injury, death, and/or property damage.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners and dealers will replace the front bumper outrigger attachments. Notification to owners began on May 22, 2012. Owners may contact Altec at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's recall campaign number is CSN 573.

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.

Scope of coverage

9 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
ALTEC AC182012 2011 2010
ALTEC AC232012 2011 2010
ALTEC AC382012 2011 2010

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.