- Vehicles
- 56
- Built between
- Apr 2009 – May 2010
- Models
- 19
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 22 June 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2009 and May 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009-2010 Altec AA50Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec AA55Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec AA60Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec AA600Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec AA755Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec AM55Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec AM650Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec AM855Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec AM900EBuilt April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec AN650Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec APBuilt April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec D2000Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec D3000Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec D800Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec D940Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec DLBuilt April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec DMBuilt April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec LB650Built April 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Altec LRVBuilt April 2009 to May 2010
What the defect is
Altec is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 aerial devices and digger derricks utility vehicles manufactured from april 2009 through may 2010. The high strength fasteners that connect the boom turntable to the pedestal may fail due to stress corrosion cracking, which could cause the boom to fall.
What could happen
A falling boom may cause injury to the user or people nearby and damage to personal property.
What gets fixed
ALTEC WILL REPLACE THE FASTENERS TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN DURING JUNE 2011.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2009 to May 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 June 2011
- Owners notified22 June 2011
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 6 June 2011.
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 1-877-462-5832.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- CSN 541A
- 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
Altec safety recall no.csn 541A.OWNERS 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 <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.