Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V141000

Equipment

Altec Industries Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-04-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V141000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Altec Industries Inc.
Vehicles affected
1,057
Reported to NHTSA
2013-04-11
Owners notified
2013-06-10

Defect description

Altec Industries, Inc (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 DC, and DL/DM Digger Derrick utility trucks, equipped with boom tip winches using Tulsa Winch Group (formerly Gear Products) winch drums. In the affected vehicles, the winch drum could deform or fracture.

Safety risk

If the winch fails while in use, it could cause personal injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners and dealers will replace the winch drum, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2013. Altec's recall campaign number is CSN 574.

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

6 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
ALTEC Digger Derrick2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007

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.