Altec Industries Inc.: Equipment › Mechanical
Altec Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 26, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,222. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ALTEC IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1993-2004 AA755 AND AA755L VEHICLES. CONTINUOUS OVERLOADING OR SIDE LOADING OF THE BOOMS COULD CAUSE THE LOWER BOOM TO CRACK NEAR THE LOWER BOOM PIVOT.
The risk
CONTINUED USE COULD CAUSE THE BOOM TO FAIL, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO PEOPLE OR PROPERTY BELOW.
The remedy
ALTEC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND PROVIDE AA BOOM STIFFENER KIT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 20, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ALTEC AT 1-877-462-5832.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Altec AA755 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Altec AA755 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Altec AA755 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Altec AA755 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Altec AA755 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Altec AA755 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Altec AA755 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Altec AA755 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Altec AA755 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Altec AA755 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Altec AA755 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Altec AA755 | 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 12V127000.
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