Altec Industries, Inc.: Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking
Altec Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 1, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 59. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2020-2023 D4000B, D2000B, and AC18 trucks. The collision mitigation system software may not be calibrated correctly, prohibiting the active braking system from activating.
The risk
An active braking system that fails to activate as intended increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Owners will be notified to take their vehicles to their respective OEM service center for a software update and road-test, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 28, 2023. Owners may contact Altec's customer service at 1-877-468-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 3085.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Altec Aerial Device | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Altec Aerial Device | 0 | 25 | 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 23V395000.
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