The defect
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2020-2023 D4000B, D2000B, and AC18 trucks. The collision mitigation system software may not be calibrated correctly, prohibiting the active braking system from activating.
The risk
An active braking system that fails to activate as intended increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Owners will be notified to take their vehicles to their respective OEM service center for a software update and road-test, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 28, 2023. Owners may contact Altec's customer service at 1-877-468-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 3085.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Altec Aerial Device | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Components: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
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 | 2020 | 0 | 25 |
| Altec Aerial Device | 2021 | 0 | 22 |
| Altec Aerial Device | 2022 | 0 | 12 |
| Altec Aerial Device | 2023 | 1 | 13 |
Other forward collision avoidance recalls in 2023
6 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the forward collision avoidance; Altec Industries, Inc. filed 86 campaigns in all.
| 23V805000 1 Dec 2023 | Prevost Car (US) Inc. |
| 23V718000 26 Oct 2023 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 23V489000 14 Jul 2023 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 23V212000 29 Mar 2023 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 23V026000 25 Jan 2023 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023