The defect
Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altec AH125, HL125 and AH150 aerial devices manufactured January 7, 2013, to January 2, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the rotation bearing fasteners may fail.
The risk
If the fasteners that attach the aerial device to the truck fail, the boom may unintentionally move, increasing the risk of personal injury or death to the aerial device user or those nearby.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners and instruct users to complete their annual torque inspection. Any bolts that break during the inspection will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on July 22, 2015. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 620.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Altec AH125 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Altec AH150 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Altec HL125 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
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 AH125 | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AH125 | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AH125 | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Altec AH150 | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AH150 | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Altec AH150 | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Altec HL125 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec HL125 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec HL125 | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 2015
142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; Altec Industries Inc. filed 95 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015