The defect
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.
The risk
Oil leaking onto the thermal blanket combined with heat from exhaust may result in an increased risk of fire.
The remedy
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. Consumerr's may contact Altec at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's recall number is CSN 583.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Altec AT200A | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Altec AT235 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Altec AT235P | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Altec AT237 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Altec AT30-G | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Altec AT35-G | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Altec AT37-G | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Altec AT40-G | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | EQUIPMENT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altec AT200A | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT200A | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT200A | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Altec AT200A | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec AT235 | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT235 | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT235 | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Altec AT235 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec AT235P | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT235P | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT235P | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Altec AT235P | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec AT237 | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT237 | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT237 | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT237 | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT30-G | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec AT30-G | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec AT30-G | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT30-G | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec AT35-G | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT35-G | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT35-G | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT35-G | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec AT37-G | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT37-G | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT37-G | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Altec AT37-G | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec AT40-G | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AT40-G | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 2013
135 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the equipment; Altec Industries Inc. filed 95 campaigns in all.
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| 13V654000 20 Dec 2013 | Starcraft RV, Inc. |
| 13V638000 19 Dec 2013 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 13V636000 18 Dec 2013 | Altec Industries Inc. |
| 13V623000 16 Dec 2013 | Hino Motors Sales U.S.A., Inc. |
| 13V609000 3 Dec 2013 | Starcraft RV, Inc. |
| 13V593000 25 Nov 2013 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 13V565000 13 Nov 2013 | Sutphen Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013