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NHTSA Campaign 17V009000

EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WINCH

Issued by Altec Industries Inc. · Reported Jan 9, 2017 · 617 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2005-2016 TA37M, TA41M, TA45M telescoping aerial devices. The winch brake on these vehicles may be improperly oriented, possibly resulting in unexpected winch line movement.

Consequence

If the winch boom line unexpectedly moves, there may be an increased risk of injury.

Remedy

Altec will notify owners, and dealers will reverse the direction of the winch brake and check and adjust the winch brake torque setting, free of charge. The recall began on March 15, 2017. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-205-991-7733. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 643.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ALTEC TELESCOPING AERIAL DEVICE 2005 617
ALTEC TELESCOPING AERIAL DEVICE 2006 617
ALTEC TELESCOPING AERIAL DEVICE 2007 617
ALTEC TELESCOPING AERIAL DEVICE 2008 617
ALTEC TELESCOPING AERIAL DEVICE 2009 617
ALTEC TELESCOPING AERIAL DEVICE 2010 617
ALTEC TELESCOPING AERIAL DEVICE 2011 617
ALTEC TELESCOPING AERIAL DEVICE 2012 617
ALTEC TELESCOPING AERIAL DEVICE 2013 617
ALTEC TELESCOPING AERIAL DEVICE 2014 617
ALTEC TELESCOPING AERIAL DEVICE 2015 617
ALTEC TELESCOPING AERIAL DEVICE 2016 617

Source: NHTSA Campaign 17V009000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.