Recall · 22V071000
Altec Industries recalled 2 models over equipment
167
Vehicles covered
2
Models
8
Model years
February 9, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:BOOM/CRANE/LADDER
- The defect
- Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2018-2021 DC and DM Series Digger Derricks and AM series Aerial Devices. The unit subbase may develop cracks in the bulkhead plate, which can cause the shear plates to fail.
- What it can cause
- Shear plate failure can result in the separation of the subbase and truck frame, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Altec will inspect the bulkhead plate, and add a reinforcement plate, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 8, 2022. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 851.
- 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.nhtsa.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 | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
| AltecDigger Derrick | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 167 vehicles this is a small campaign: 63% 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 2018 to 2021, 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 equipment 84 times before this, most recently in February 2022 as 22V060000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 37 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V071000 (electrical system), 25V562000 (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 February 9, 2022 as campaign 22V071000. 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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