Recall · 23V636000
Altec Industries recalled the ALTEC Digger Derrick over equipment
53
Vehicles covered
1
Model
20
Model years
September 14, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WINCH
- The defect
- Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2004-2023 DL42 and DL45 Digger Derricks. The incorrect hydraulic load holding valve may have been installed, which can cause the winch to lower uncontrollably and the load to fall.
- What it can cause
- An uncontrolled load falling increases the risk of injury to personnel or others nearby.
- What the dealer does
- Altec will replace the load holding valve, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 6, 2023. Owners may contact Altec's customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is MAB 3113.
- 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 | 2004 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 53 vehicles this is a small campaign: 77% 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 2004 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were 19 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Altec vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 93 times before this, most recently in June 2023 as 23V433000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 21 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 September 14, 2023 as campaign 23V636000. 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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