Altec Industries Inc.: Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Check Valve
Altec Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 9, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 38. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN AERIAL DEVICES MOUNTED ON GMC C7500 TRUCK CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH AN ALTEC ELECTRIC-AIR/MANUAL TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL, THE TWO-WAY CHECK VALVE COULD BE INSTALLED IN EITHER THE FRONT OR REAR BRAKE SYSTEM IN SUCH A MANNER THAT STOPS AIR FLOW TO THAT PARTICULAR PART OF THE CHASSIS BRAKE SYSTEM.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE A PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY.
The remedy
THESE VEHICLES WERE ONLY PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY IN EDISON, NEW JERSEY. ALL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Altec AM55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Altec L Series | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Altec LBH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Altec LRV | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 05V264000.
Full record for the 2004 Altec AM55 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →