Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V150000

Equipment: mechanical

Altec Industries Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-03-16.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V150000

Equipment: mechanical

Component
Equipment: mechanical
Manufacturer
Altec Industries Inc.
Vehicles affected
120
Reported to NHTSA
2015-03-16
Owners notified
2015-05-12

Defect description

Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2014 Aerial Devices manufactured April 1, 2014, to July 18, 2014, and equipped with certain SUN Hydraulics Corporation counterbalance valves. In the affected vehicles, the counterbalance valve may crack, allowing hydraulic fluid to leak, and possibly result in boom movement.

Safety risk

Unintended boom movement of the aerial device increases the operator's risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace the counterbalance valves, free of charge. The recall began on May 12, 2015. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 614.

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

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
ALTEC Aerial Device2014

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.