Recall · 21V133000
Altec Industries recalled 2 models over engine and engine cooling
355
Vehicles covered
2
Models
6
Model years
March 3, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
- The defect
- Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2017-2019 DC1317 and DRM12 Chippers equipped with a gasoline engine. The flexible section of the exhaust pipe may separate, creating an exhaust gas leak.
- What it can cause
- An exhaust gas leak in the engine compartment increases the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Altec will notify owners, and owners will receive instructions to replace the flex pipe, free of charge. The recall began April 28, 2021. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 802.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AltecDC1317 Chipper | 2017 to 2019 | Not published here |
| AltecDRM12 Wood Chipper | 2017 to 2019 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 355 vehicles this is a small campaign: 53% 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 2017 to 2019, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Altec vehicles have been recalled over the engine and engine cooling 2 times before this, most recently in August 2020 as 20V502000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
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 March 3, 2021 as campaign 21V133000. 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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