Recall · 20V301000
Altec Industries recalled the ALTEC Aerial Device over trailer hitches
396
Vehicles covered
1
Model
7
Model years
May 26, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
TRAILER HITCHES
- The defect
- Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Aerial Devices and body only units equipped with Class 3 towing hitches. The tow hitch may have incorrect load rating markings, and may have been damaged by unintentional overloading.
- What it can cause
- If the tow hitch is overloaded, the hitch may fail, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Altec will notify owners and provide instructions for inspecting the bumper and receiver tube for damage and repairing as necessary and installing the proper hitch load rating placards on the unit. This recall began July 24, 2020. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 761.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| AltecAerial Device | 2014 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 396 vehicles this is a small campaign: 52% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2014 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 6 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Altec vehicles have been recalled over the trailer hitches once before this, most recently in May 2018 as 18V348000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 29 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V562000 (structure), 25V250000 (structure), 24V362000 (equipment), 24V015000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Altec Industries Inc. with NHTSA on May 26, 2020 as campaign 20V301000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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