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NHTSA Campaign 15V398000

EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL

Issued by Altec Industries Inc. · Reported Jun 23, 2015 · 23 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altec AH125, HL125 and AH150 aerial devices manufactured January 7, 2013, to January 2, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the rotation bearing fasteners may fail.

Consequence

If the fasteners that attach the aerial device to the truck fail, the boom may unintentionally move, increasing the risk of personal injury or death to the aerial device user or those nearby.

Remedy

Altec will notify owners and instruct users to complete their annual torque inspection. Any bolts that break during the inspection will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on July 22, 2015. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 620.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ALTEC AH125 2013 23
ALTEC AH125 2014 23
ALTEC AH125 2015 23
ALTEC AH150 2013 23
ALTEC AH150 2014 23
ALTEC AH150 2015 23
ALTEC HL125 2013 23
ALTEC HL125 2014 23
ALTEC HL125 2015 23

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V398000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.