NHTSA Recall 23V433000
Filed by Altec Industries, Inc.. Component: Equipment. Reported 2023-06-16. An estimated 3,824 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 1999-2022 L Series and LR Series aerial devices. A hydraulic hose may have been installed between the cylinder port and load-holding valve instead of metallic tubing, which can result in a damaged hydraulic hose and failure of the load-holding feature.
Risk
Failure of the load-holding feature can result in unintended movement of the platform or load, increasing the risk of injury.
What the manufacturer will do
Altec will inspect the units for a hydraulic hose and replace it with specified metallic tubing, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 11, 2023. Owners may contact Altec customer service 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 3090.
Manufacturer campaign number: CSN 3090
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.nhtsa.gov.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 1999 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2000 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2001 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2002 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2003 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2004 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2005 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2006 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2007 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2008 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2009 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2010 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2011 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2012 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2013 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2014 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2015 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2016 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2017 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2018 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2019 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2020 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2021 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 2022 Altec L Series Aerial Device
- 1999 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2000 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2001 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2002 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2003 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2004 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2005 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2006 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2007 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2008 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2009 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2010 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2011 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2012 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2013 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2014 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2015 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2016 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2017 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2018 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2019 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2020 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2021 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device
- 2022 Altec Lr Series Aerial Device