Recall · 23V326000
Altec Industries recalled the ALTEC Digger Derrick over equipment
353
Vehicles covered
1
Model
6
Model years
May 4, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
- The defect
- Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2017-2022 DC, DB, DL, DM, DH, DT, and D2/3/4000 Digger Derricks. The hardware that secures the removable auger hex extension bar to the drive unit coupler was not installed, which may cause it to detach.
- What it can cause
- An auger extension bar that detaches while the digger drive unit is deployed, can increase the risk of injury to nearby personnel.
- What the dealer does
- Altec will provide instructions for owners to inspect the auger extension assembly for missing hardware. If hardware is found to be missing, a replacement kit will be provided by Altec, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 30, 2023. Owners may contact Altec's customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 3076.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AltecDigger Derrick | 2017 to 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 353 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 2022, 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 equipment 89 times before this, most recently in October 2022 as 22V794000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 16 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V541000 (forward collision avoidance), 26V071000 (electrical system), 25V562000 (structure), 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 May 4, 2023 as campaign 23V326000. 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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