NHTSA Campaign 14V357000

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR

Issued by Altec Industries Inc. · Reported Jun 19, 2014 · 258 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2013 AT237, and 2013-2014 AT3X-G, AT40-G, and AT248F aerial trucks manufactured August 2013 through April 2014, built on Ford F-450 and F-550 chassis, and equipped with front "Stable Ride" torsion bars. These torsion bars have welds that could fail.

Consequence

If the torsion bar welds fail, the vehicle may become unstable, increasing the risk of injury to the operator using the aerial device.

Remedy

Altec will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front torsion bars and replace any that have deficient welds, free of charge. The recall began in August 2014. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 599.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ALTEC AT237 2013 258
ALTEC AT248F 2013 258
ALTEC AT248F 2014 258
ALTEC AT3X-G 2013 258
ALTEC AT3X-G 2014 258
ALTEC AT40-G 2013 258
ALTEC AT40-G 2014 258

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V357000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.