- Vehicles
- 1,145
- Built between
- Jan 2010 – Sep 2013
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 December 2013
- Repaired
- 60%
- Unrepaired
- 455
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2010 and September 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2010-2013 Altec AT200ABuilt January 2010 to September 2013
- 2010-2013 Altec AT235Built January 2010 to September 2013
- 2010-2013 Altec AT235PBuilt January 2010 to September 2013
- 2010-2013 Altec AT237Built January 2010 to September 2013
- 2010-2013 Altec AT30-GBuilt January 2010 to September 2013
- 2010-2013 Altec AT35-GBuilt January 2010 to September 2013
- 2010-2013 Altec AT37-GBuilt January 2010 to September 2013
- 2010-2013 Altec AT40-GBuilt January 2010 to September 2013
Repair progress
455 of 1,145 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2015.
60% repaired — 690 of 1,145 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 AT200A, AT235, AT235P, AT30-G, AT35-G, AT37-G, AT40-G and AT237 Aerial Devices mounted on Ford Super Duty Chassis' equipped with 6.8L gas engines and Muncie FR67 power take offs (PTO). In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.
What could happen
Oil leaking onto the thermal blanket combined with heat from exhaust may result in an increased risk of fire.
What gets fixed
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected pressure switch and thermal blanket with the kit identified by Muncie, free of charge. The recall began on December 9, 2013.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2010 to September 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA26 September 2013
- Owners notified9 December 2013
- Latest repair reportQ2 2015 — 60% repaired
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 September 2013.
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
Consumerr's may contact Altec at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's recall number is CSN 583.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- CSN 583
- 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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.