Altec Equipment

Altec is recalling about 22 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Failure of the platform leveling system can result in unintended platform movement increasing the risk of death or serious injury.

Campaign
11V498000
Manufacturer
ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
Reported
5 October 2011
Vehicles
22
Built between
Jun 2010 – Dec 2010
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
4 October 2011
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2010 and December 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2010 Altec AH100Built June 2010 to December 2010
  • 2010 Altec AH75Built June 2010 to December 2010
  • 2010 Altec AH85Built June 2010 to December 2010

What the defect is

Altec is recalling certain model year 2010 AH75, AH85 and AH100 aerial devices manufactured from june 29, 2010, through december 26, 2010, for failure of the platform leveling system.

What could happen

Failure of the platform leveling system can result in unintended platform movement increasing the risk of death or serious injury.

What gets fixed

ALTEC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND ALTEC DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE PLATFORM LEVELING SYSTEM AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 4, 2011.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2010 to December 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 October 2011
  3. Owners notified4 October 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 5 October 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-GO-ALTEC (1-877-462-5832) for more information.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
MAB 555
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 recall campaign number is mab 555.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.

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