Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V791000

Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

Altec Industries Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-11-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V791000

Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

Component
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
Manufacturer
Altec Industries Inc.
Vehicles affected
331
Reported to NHTSA
2018-11-09
Owners notified
2019-01-09

Defect description

Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2008-2018 Altec AC18, AC23, AC26, AC30 and AC38 Cranes and D2B, D3A, D4A/B, DL42B, DT65 and DT80 Digger Derrick vehicles. The wiring on the 12V circuit from the chassis battery to the Power Distribution Module (PDM) may be insufficiently sized.

Safety risk

The insufficiently sized wire may overheat, increasing the risk of fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiring to the PDM, with a larger wire and/or replace the circuit breaker, free of charge. The recall began January 9, 2019. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 703.

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

22 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
ALTEC Crane2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
ALTEC Digger Derrick2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

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.