Altec Industries, Inc.: Equipment › Mechanical
Altec Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 4, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 353. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2017-2022 DC, DB, DL, DM, DH, DT, and D2/3/4000 Digger Derricks. The hardware that secures the removable auger hex extension bar to the drive unit coupler was not installed, which may cause it to detach.
The risk
An auger extension bar that detaches while the digger drive unit is deployed, can increase the risk of injury to nearby personnel.
The remedy
Altec will provide instructions for owners to inspect the auger extension assembly for missing hardware. If hardware is found to be missing, a replacement kit will be provided by Altec, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 30, 2023. Owners may contact Altec's customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 3076.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 15 | 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 23V326000.
Full record for the 2022 Altec Digger Derrick → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →