Recall · 23V340000
Altec Industries recalled the ALTEC Digger Derrick over equipment
44
Vehicles covered
1
Model
3
Model years
May 11, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:BOOM/CRANE/LADDER
- The defect
- Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2021-2023 DT85 Digger Derricks. The Boom pressure limiter may allow the boom to lift loads above the rated capacity and over the Hydraulic Overload Protection (HOP) setting.
- What it can cause
- Lifting loads above the boom capacity could overload the unit and cause instability, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Altec will provide instructions to owners to test the boom lift pressure limiter setting and set it to the correct pressure, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 7, 2023. Owners may contact Altec's customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 3078.
- 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 | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 44 vehicles this is a small campaign: 79% 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 2021 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Altec vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 90 times before this, most recently in May 2023 as 23V326000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 17 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V541000 (forward collision avoidance), 26V409000 (equipment), 26V150000 (equipment), 26V071000 (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 11, 2023 as campaign 23V340000. 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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