Altec Industries Inc.: Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Altec Industries Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 9, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 331. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2008-2018 Altec AC18, AC23, AC26, AC30 and AC38 Cranes and D2B, D3A, D4A/B, DL42B, DT65 and DT80 Digger Derrick vehicles. The wiring on the 12V circuit from the chassis battery to the Power Distribution Module (PDM) may be insufficiently sized.
The risk
The insufficiently sized wire may overheat, increasing the risk of fire.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiring to the PDM, with a larger wire and/or replace the circuit breaker, free of charge. The recall began January 9, 2019. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 703.
22 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Altec Crane | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Altec Crane | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Altec Crane | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Altec Crane | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Altec Crane | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Altec Crane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec Crane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec Crane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec Crane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Altec Crane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Altec Crane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 5 | 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 18V791000.
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