Altec Industries Inc.: Suspension › Front › Springs › Torsion Bar
Altec Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 19, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 258. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2013 AT237, and 2013-2014 AT3X-G, AT40-G, and AT248F aerial trucks manufactured August 2013 through April 2014, built on Ford F-450 and F-550 chassis, and equipped with front "Stable Ride" torsion bars. These torsion bars have welds that could fail.
The risk
If the torsion bar welds fail, the vehicle may become unstable, increasing the risk of injury to the operator using the aerial device.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front torsion bars and replace any that have deficient welds, free of charge. The recall began in August 2014. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 599.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Altec AT248F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Altec AT3X-G | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Altec AT40-G | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Altec AT237 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Altec AT248F | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Altec AT3X-G | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 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 14V357000.
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