Altec Industries Inc.: Equipment
Altec Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 21, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,907. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 1999-2014 aerial devices models A65, A70, A75, A72-, A/77-T, A82-T, A72-TE88, and A77-TE93 manufactured January 1, 1999, to July 15, 2014. The affected aerial devices may have an improperly set hydraulic pressure transducer which relieves excessive backpressure in the hydraulic tank circuit.
The risk
In cooler temperatures, the improperly set hydraulic pressure transducer may result in inadvertent boom movement, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant or those nearby.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace and install a pressure switch, free of charge. The recall began in January 16, 2015. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-205-991-7733. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 609.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Altec Aerial Device | 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 14V745000.
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