Altec Industries Inc.: Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables
Altec Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 29, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 761. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 AT200A, AT235/235P, AT237, AT248F, AT35/37-G, and AT40-G aerial devices built on Ford F550 chassis with a gross vehicle weight rating of 19,500lbs. The battery cable going to the unit auxiliary functions could be damaged and possibly short to ground.
The risk
If the battery cable shorts to ground, it may overheat, resulting in a fire.
The remedy
Altec began notifying affected owners on April 24, 2013. Dealers will re-route the auxiliary function battery cables. Owners may contact Altec at 1-800-860-0183. Altec's recall number is CSN 565.
24 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Altec AT200A | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec AT235 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec AT235P | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec AT237 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec AT248F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec AT35-G | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec AT37-G | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec AT40-G | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AT200A | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AT235 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AT235P | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AT237 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AT248F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AT35-G | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AT37-G | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AT40-G | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AT200A | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AT235 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AT235P | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AT237 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AT248F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AT35-G | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AT37-G | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AT40-G | 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 13V224000.
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