Altec Industries Inc.: Equipment › Mechanical › Winch
Altec Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 14, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 252. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Aerial Devices and Digger Derrick vehicles equipped with front bumper winches or capstans, manufactured December 26, 2015, to March 30, 2016. The affected vehicles have a hydraulic motor whose shaft may fail resulting in unexpected movement of the winch or the capstan.
The risk
Unexpected winch movement may increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hydraulic motor, free of charge. The recall began on August 26, 2016, 2016. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-205-991-7733. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 635.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 8 | 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 16V536000.
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