Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V728000

Electrical system

Altec Industries Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-10-16.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V728000

Electrical system

Component
Electrical system
Manufacturer
Altec Industries Inc.
Vehicles affected
24
Reported to NHTSA
2018-10-16
Owners notified
2018-12-10

Defect description

Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Altec TA45M and AM50/55 aerial devices equipped with 500W DC-DC converters. Due to voltage and current spikes, the converter can fail and cause a fire.

Safety risk

If the converter fails, it can increase the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 500W DC-DC converter with one that has a revised design, free of charge. The recall began December 10, 2018. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 699.

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

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
ALTEC Aerial Device2017 2016 2015

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.