Altec Industries, Inc.: Equipment › Mechanical › Boom/Crane/Ladder
Altec Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 11, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 44. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2021-2023 DT85 Digger Derricks. The Boom pressure limiter may allow the boom to lift loads above the rated capacity and over the Hydraulic Overload Protection (HOP) setting.
The risk
Lifting loads above the boom capacity could overload the unit and cause instability, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Altec will provide instructions to owners to test the boom lift pressure limiter setting and set it to the correct pressure, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 7, 2023. Owners may contact Altec's customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 3078.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Altec Digger Derrick | 0 | 11 | 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 23V340000.
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