- Vehicles
- 724
- Built between
- Mar 2005 – Aug 2013
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 March 2015
- Repaired
- 24%
- Unrepaired
- 553
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2005 and August 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2005-2013 Altec Crane Telescopic JIBBuilt March 2005 to August 2013
Repair progress
553 of 724 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2016.
24% repaired — 171 of 724 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 2005-2013 Altec Crane Telescopic Jib's manufactured March 1, 2005, to August 30, 2013. There may be un-impeded movement of the telescopic jib if the limiting pin is not inserted in the correct position.
What could happen
The un-impeded movement of the jib may increase the risk of injury to the operator or those nearby.
What gets fixed
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will install a retrofit kit that will aid the operator in the proper placement of the pin, free of charge. The recall began on March 10, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2005 to August 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 February 2015
- Owners notified10 March 2015
- Latest repair reportQ2 2016 — 24% 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 6 February 2015.
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 customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 610.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- CSN 610
- 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.