Recall · 23V357000
Altec Industries recalled 4 models over equipment
5,431
Vehicles covered
4
Models
12
Model years
May 18, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:EMERGENCY:SIREN/LIGHTING/STROBES
- The defect
- Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Aerial Devices, Digger Derricks, Service Bodies and Cranes. Water can leak into the strobe lights, which could cause an electrical short-circuit.
- What it can cause
- An electrical short-circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Altec will provide instructions to inspect the light assembly for moisture and install a new fuse. If moisture is found or the light is inoperative, a light replacement kit will be installed. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 14, 2023. Owners may contact Altec's customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 3079.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Altec Aerial Device | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Altec Digger Derrick | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Altec Effer Crane | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Altec Service Body | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 5,431 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 75% of the 16,857 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 479. 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 91 times before this, most recently in May 2023 as 23V340000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 43 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V665000 (structure), 26V617000 (electrical system), 26V551000 (equipment), 26V541000 (forward collision avoidance).
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 18, 2023 as campaign 23V357000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2023-05-18.
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