Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V034000

Equipment

Altec Industries Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-01-22.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V034000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Altec Industries Inc.
Vehicles affected
96
Reported to NHTSA
2020-01-22
Owners notified
2020-01-30

Defect description

Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Altec AC26, AC28, AC30, and AC38 Crane Aerial Devices. The boom lift cylinder hose may have been connected to a port that does not have an internal velocity fuse. Failure of a boom lift cylinder hose that is not protected by a velocity fuse can result in uncontrolled boom movement.

Safety risk

Uncontrolled movement of the boom lift increases the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners and will inspect the hose to verify that it is connected properly, repairing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 30, 2020. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is MAB 748.

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

5 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
ALTEC Crane2019 2018 2017 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.