Altec Industries Inc.: Electrical System › Software
Altec Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 22, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 175. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries (Altec) is recalling certain 2014-2018 DHH and DHB Digger Derrick vehicles. The Zone Rating System may not alert the operator that the load being handled exceeds the rated load for the unit's specific position.
The risk
Without an alert, there is a greater risk of unit instability or a loss of load control, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners and dealers will update the Zone Rating System software, free of charge. The recall began December 12, 2018. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 700.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 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 18V745000.
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