Altec Industries Inc.: Equipment
Altec Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 1, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 718. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 DC610 and DSC6 Brush Chippers manufactured June 1, 2011, to April 1, 2015. The affected brush chippers may have improper or missing welds. Additionally, the DSC6 chippers may be equipped with incorrect anvil spacers.
The risk
Improper or missing welds and/or incorrect anvil spacers may cause the anvil to detach and interfere with the cutting blades, significantly damaging the chipper and increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair any of the missing or incorrect anvil welds, and will replace the improper anvil spacers, free of charge. The recall began on January 19, 2016. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-800-860-0183. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 626.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Altec DC610 Brush Chipper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Altec DSC6 Brush Chipper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Altec DC610 Brush Chipper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Altec DSC6 Brush Chipper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Altec DC610 Brush Chipper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Altec DSC6 Brush Chipper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec DC610 Brush Chipper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec DSC6 Brush Chipper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec DC610 Brush Chipper | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec DSC6 Brush Chipper | 0 | 1 | 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 15V810000.
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