Altec Industries, Inc.: Equipment › Mechanical › Boom/Crane/Ladder › Turntable
Altec Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 3, 2022 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 157. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2017-2021 LS60 aerial devices. The outer-race rotation bearing bolt washers may interfere with an adjacent pedestal weld, which could cause the rotation bearing bolts to break.
The risk
Broken bolts can cause the pedestal to separate from the turntable, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Altec will inspect the outer rotation bolt washers and repair the pedestal as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 4, 2022. Owners may contact Altec's customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 846.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 38 | 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 22V058000.
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