Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V420000

Equipment

Altec Industries Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-07-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V420000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Altec Industries Inc.
Vehicles affected
141
Reported to NHTSA
2020-07-20
Owners notified
2020-09-14

Defect description

Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 1995-1998 Altec A0442 aerial devices. The boom lift hydraulic cylinder end gland may fail causing uncontrolled boom movement.

Safety risk

Uncontrolled movement of the boom can increase the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners, and instruct them to inspect the boom lift cylinders for an externally threaded head gland design. The customer will be instructed whether the unit can be used with restricted lower and/or upper boom articulation until the cylinder(s) are repaired or replaced, free of charge. The recall began September 14, 2020. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is MAB 770.

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

4 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
ALTEC Aerial Device1998 1997 1996 1995

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.