Altec Industries Inc.: Equipment
Altec Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 4, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 17. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 AC18, AC23, and AC38 cranes with front bumper outriggers mounted on Kenworth chassis between November 2010 and October 2012. The brackets that attach the outrigger to the front bumper of the chassis may be inadequate to support the full capacity of the crane in certain positions.
The risk
The inadequate mounting brackets may allow the outrigger to bend, reducing the stability of the crane truck which could result in injury, death, and/or property damage.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners and dealers will replace the front bumper outrigger attachments. Notification to owners began on May 22, 2012. Owners may contact Altec at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's recall campaign number is CSN 573.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Altec AC18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec AC23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec AC38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AC18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AC23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AC38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AC18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AC23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AC38 | 0 | 2 | 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 13V134000.
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