Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 21V012000

Equipment: mechanical: boom/crane/ladder

Altec Industries, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2021-01-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 21V012000

Equipment: mechanical: boom/crane/ladder

Component
Equipment: mechanical: boom/crane/ladder
Manufacturer
Altec Industries, Inc.
Vehicles affected
213
Reported to NHTSA
2021-01-15
Owners notified
2021-03-16

Defect description

Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2016-2020 DH-B Series, DH-E Series, and D3000-E digger derricks set up for combined use and equipped with radio remote upper controls. These units only have the derrick use capacity chart and do not have the combined use capacity chart.

Safety risk

The operator may not have access to the rated capacity information while they are operating the equipment in combined use, increasing the risk of an injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners, and will require them to attach a capacity placard to the radio remote using a lanyard if it is missing, free of charge. The recall began on March 16, 2021. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 792.

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 Aerial Device2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

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.