Recall · 20V587000
Altec Industries recalled 2 models over equipment
280
Vehicles covered
2
Models
4
Model years
September 24, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT
- The defect
- Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2019-2020 AA55, AM50, A77-T Aerial Devices and D2/3/4B, D3E, DHB, DHH and DHE Digger Derricks. The bolts that secure the pedestal to the turntable (with head marking 5252) may fail.
- What it can cause
- If the fasteners break, the pedestal may separate from the turntable, increasing the risk of injury or death.
- What the dealer does
- Altec will notify owners, and dealers will provide replacement fasteners if necessary, free of charge. This recall began October 29, 2020. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 778.
- 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 | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
| AltecDigger Derrick | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 280 vehicles this is a small campaign: 56% 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 2019 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Altec vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 67 times before this, most recently in August 2020 as 20V501000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 29 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V562000 (structure), 24V362000 (equipment), 24V015000 (electrical system), 23V636000 (equipment).
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 September 24, 2020 as campaign 20V587000. 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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