Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V255000

Structure

Altec Industries Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-04-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V255000

Structure

Component: Structure
Manufacturer: Altec Industries Inc.
Vehicles affected: 12
Reported to NHTSA: 2018-04-20
Owners notified: 2018-05-22

Defect description

Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 1992-2006 Digger Derrick trucks that have a specific boom pivot pin which may fail and cause the boom to move unexpectedly.

Safety risk

Unexpected boom movement can increase the risk of injury or death.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners and instruct them to inspect the vehicle for defective pivot pins and replace any that are found, free of charge. The recall began on May 22, 2018. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832.

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

15 model years across 1 models.

Model	Years on record
ALTEC Digger Derrick	2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992

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.