Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V224000

Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery: cables

Altec Industries Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-05-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V224000

Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery: cables

Component
Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery: cables
Manufacturer
Altec Industries Inc.
Vehicles affected
761
Reported to NHTSA
2013-05-29
Owners notified
2013-04-24

Defect description

Altec Industries, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 AT200A, AT235/235P, AT237, AT248F, AT35/37-G, and AT40-G aerial devices built on Ford F550 chassis with a gross vehicle weight rating of 19,500lbs. The battery cable going to the unit auxiliary functions could be damaged and possibly short to ground.

Safety risk

If the battery cable shorts to ground, it may overheat, resulting in a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec began notifying affected owners on April 24, 2013. Dealers will re-route the auxiliary function battery cables. Owners may contact Altec at 1-800-860-0183. Altec's recall number is CSN 565.

Notes

Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

24 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
ALTEC AT200A2012 2011 2010
ALTEC AT2352012 2011 2010
ALTEC AT235P2012 2011 2010
ALTEC AT2372012 2011 2010
ALTEC AT248F2012 2011 2010
ALTEC AT35-G2012 2011 2010
ALTEC AT37-G2012 2011 2010
ALTEC AT40-G2012 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.