NHTSA Campaign 20V034000

EQUIPMENT

Issued by Altec Industries Inc. · Reported Jan 22, 2020 · 96 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Altec AC26, AC28, AC30, and AC38 Crane Aerial Devices. The boom lift cylinder hose may have been connected to a port that does not have an internal velocity fuse. Failure of a boom lift cylinder hose that is not protected by a velocity fuse can result in uncontrolled boom movement.

Consequence

Uncontrolled movement of the boom lift increases the risk of injury.

Remedy

Altec will notify owners and will inspect the hose to verify that it is connected properly, repairing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 30, 2020. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is MAB 748.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ALTEC CRANE 2015 96
ALTEC CRANE 2016 96
ALTEC CRANE 2017 96
ALTEC CRANE 2018 96
ALTEC CRANE 2019 96

Source: NHTSA Campaign 20V034000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.