- Vehicles
- 125
- Built between
- Feb 2000 – Mar 2005
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 April 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2000 and March 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2000-2005 Altec 4300Built February 2000 to March 2005
- 2000-2005 Altec 4700Built February 2000 to March 2005
- 2000-2005 Altec 4900Built February 2000 to March 2005
- 2000-2005 Altec 7300Built February 2000 to March 2005
- 2000-2005 Altec 7400Built February 2000 to March 2005
What the defect is
On certain utility service truck chassis equipped with altec electric hydraulic manual utility brake control, the units experience loss of brakes during and interference between the windshield wiper drive arm and brake line that runs between the chassis master cylinder and brake control inside the cab.
What could happen
This interference can cause the brake line to rupture. Serious injury or death can result from impairment or failure of the vehicle brakes.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIPER LINKAGE INTERFERENCE, AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THIS RECALL ONLY INVOLVED ONE CUSTOMER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 15, 2005.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2000 to March 2005
- Recall reported to NHTSA26 April 2005
- Owners notified15 April 2005
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 26 April 2005.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact altec at 919-528-2535.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.