NHTSA Campaign 15V101000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Issued by Altec Industries Inc. · Reported Feb 23, 2015 · 5,142 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Digger Derrick and Aerial Device vehicles manufactured October 1, 2012, to June 30, 2014, and mounted on Freightliner chassis. In the event of a short circuit condition, the 30 amp breaker to the trailer relay module may react too slowly to prevent the module from overheating.

Consequence

If the module overheats, there is an increased risk of a fire.

Remedy

Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 30 amp circuit breaker with a 20 amp one, free of charge. The recall began on April 17, 2015. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-800-860-0183. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 612.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ALTEC AERIAL DEVICE 2012 5,142
ALTEC AERIAL DEVICE 2013 5,142
ALTEC AERIAL DEVICE 2014 5,142
ALTEC DIGGER DERRICK 2012 5,142
ALTEC DIGGER DERRICK 2013 5,142
ALTEC DIGGER DERRICK 2014 5,142

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V101000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.