Altec Industries Inc.: Equipment › Electrical
Altec Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 2, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 168. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 AH75, AH85, and AH100 vehicles manufactured from April 1, 2010, through November 20, 2013. Moisture may get into the control module plug and result in inadvertant movement of the boom or platform.
The risk
The unexpected movement increases the risk of injury to the operator or those nearby.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners and dealers will replace the control module wiring harness, free of charge. The recall will begin on April 14, 2014. Customers may contact Altec at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 592.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Altec AH100 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Altec AH75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Altec AH85 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec AH100 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec AH75 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec AH85 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AH100 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AH75 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec AH85 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AH100 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AH75 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec AH85 | 0 | 6 | 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 14V001000.
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