Altec Industries, Inc.: Equipment › Mechanical › Boom/Crane/Ladder
Altec Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 9, 2022 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 167. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2018-2021 DC and DM Series Digger Derricks and AM series Aerial Devices. The unit subbase may develop cracks in the bulkhead plate, which can cause the shear plates to fail.
The risk
Shear plate failure can result in the separation of the subbase and truck frame, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Altec will inspect the bulkhead plate, and add a reinforcement plate, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 8, 2022. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 851.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 18 | 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 22V071000.
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