NHTSA Campaign 13V275000

EQUIPMENT

Issued by Altec Industries Inc. · Reported Jun 27, 2013 · 220 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2002-2010 AH75, AH85 and AH100 aerial devices equipped with square pedestals. In the affected vehicles, the aerial device may develop cracks between the pedestal and the unit subbase.

Consequence

Cracks in the pedestal may cause the aerial device to fail, increasing the risk of personal injury.

Remedy

Altec will notify owners informing them to inspect the pedestal and if any cracks are found, they will be repaired free of charge. The recall began on August 5, 2013. Owners may contact Altec at 1-800-860-0183. Altec's recall number is CSN 580.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ALTEC AH100 2002 220
ALTEC AH100 2003 220
ALTEC AH100 2004 220
ALTEC AH100 2005 220
ALTEC AH100 2006 220
ALTEC AH100 2007 220
ALTEC AH100 2008 220
ALTEC AH100 2009 220
ALTEC AH100 2010 220
ALTEC AH75 2002 220
ALTEC AH75 2003 220
ALTEC AH75 2004 220
ALTEC AH75 2005 220
ALTEC AH75 2006 220
ALTEC AH75 2007 220
ALTEC AH75 2008 220
ALTEC AH75 2009 220
ALTEC AH75 2010 220
ALTEC AH85 2002 220
ALTEC AH85 2003 220
ALTEC AH85 2004 220
ALTEC AH85 2005 220
ALTEC AH85 2006 220
ALTEC AH85 2007 220
ALTEC AH85 2008 220
ALTEC AH85 2009 220
ALTEC AH85 2010 220

Source: NHTSA Campaign 13V275000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.