Altec Industries Inc.: Equipment › Mechanical › Winch
Altec Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 29, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 67. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries, Inc (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 D2000 and D3000 boom tip winch digger derricks, equipped with winch units manufactured by Tulsa Winch Group (formerly Gear Products). The winch drum on the affected vehicles may deform or fracture.
The risk
A fracture of the winch drum increases the risk of personal injury.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners and dealers will inspect and replace the winch drum if necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in September 2014. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 602.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Altec D2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec D3000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec D2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec D3000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec D2000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec D3000 | 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 14V461000.
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