The defect
Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2005-2016 TA37M, TA41M, TA45M telescoping aerial devices. The winch brake on these vehicles may be improperly oriented, possibly resulting in unexpected winch line movement.
The risk
If the winch boom line unexpectedly moves, there may be an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will reverse the direction of the winch brake and check and adjust the winch brake torque setting, free of charge. The recall began on March 15, 2017. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-205-991-7733. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 643.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Altec Telescoping Aerial Device | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WINCH
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 Telescoping Aerial Device | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec Telescoping Aerial Device | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec Telescoping Aerial Device | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec Telescoping Aerial Device | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec Telescoping Aerial Device | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec Telescoping Aerial Device | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec Telescoping Aerial Device | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec Telescoping Aerial Device | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec Telescoping Aerial Device | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec Telescoping Aerial Device | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec Telescoping Aerial Device | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Altec Telescoping Aerial Device | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2017
170 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the equipment; Altec Industries Inc. filed 95 campaigns in all.
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| 17V824000 21 Dec 2017 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 17V835000 21 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V831000 20 Dec 2017 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 17V827000 19 Dec 2017 | Keystone RV Company |
| 17V828000 18 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017