The defect
Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Altec LS63 and LS87 aerial devices equipped with a pintle hook mounted into the Class 3 receiver tube. This towing combination was shipped without a placard that provides the maximum allowable towing limit, possibly resulting in the receiver tube being overloaded.
The risk
An overloaded receiver tube could detach, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners, and provide them with a placard that states the limit of the receiver tube assembly as 600lbs vertical load, and 6,000lbs towing capacity, free of charge. The recall began on July 25, 2018. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 684.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Altec Aerial Device | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
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 Aerial Device | 2012 | 0 | 16 |
| Altec Aerial Device | 2013 | 0 | 16 |
| Altec Aerial Device | 2014 | 0 | 19 |
| Altec Aerial Device | 2015 | 0 | 20 |
| Altec Aerial Device | 2016 | 0 | 26 |
| Altec Aerial Device | 2017 | 0 | 38 |
| Altec Aerial Device | 2018 | 0 | 36 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2018
5 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the trailer hitches; Altec Industries Inc. filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 18V543000 16 Aug 2018 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 18V542000 16 Aug 2018 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 18V328000 17 May 2018 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 18V286000 3 May 2018 | Jayco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018