Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V101000

Electrical system

Altec Industries Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-02-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V101000

Electrical system

Component
Electrical system
Manufacturer
Altec Industries Inc.
Vehicles affected
5,142
Reported to NHTSA
2015-02-23
Owners notified
2015-04-17

Defect description

Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Digger Derrick and Aerial Device vehicles manufactured October 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014, and mounted on Freightliner chassis. In the event of a short circuit condition, the 30 amp breaker to the trailer relay module may react too slowly to prevent the module from overheating.

Safety risk

If the module overheats, there is an increased risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 30 amp circuit breaker with a 20 amp one, free of charge. The recall began on April 17, 2015. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-800-860-0183. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 612.

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 2 models.

ModelYears on record
ALTEC Aerial Device2014 2013 2012
ALTEC Digger Derrick2014 2013 2012

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.