Altec Industries Inc.: Equipment
Altec Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 11, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,057. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries, Inc (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 DC, and DL/DM Digger Derrick utility trucks, equipped with boom tip winches using Tulsa Winch Group (formerly Gear Products) winch drums. In the affected vehicles, the winch drum could deform or fracture.
The risk
If the winch fails while in use, it could cause personal injury.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners and dealers will replace the winch drum, free of charge. The recall began on June 10, 2013. Altec's recall campaign number is CSN 574.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 4 | 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 13V141000.
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