Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V398000

Equipment: mechanical

Altec Industries Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-06-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V398000

Equipment: mechanical

Component
Equipment: mechanical
Manufacturer
Altec Industries Inc.
Vehicles affected
23
Reported to NHTSA
2015-06-23
Owners notified
2015-07-22

Defect description

Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altec AH125, HL125 and AH150 aerial devices manufactured January 7, 2013, to January 2, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the rotation bearing fasteners may fail.

Safety risk

If the fasteners that attach the aerial device to the truck fail, the boom may unintentionally move, increasing the risk of personal injury or death to the aerial device user or those nearby.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners and instruct users to complete their annual torque inspection. Any bolts that break during the inspection will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on July 22, 2015. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 620.

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 AH1252015 2014 2013
ALTEC AH1502015 2014 2013
ALTEC HL1252015 2014 2013

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.