# Service bulletin SIL\-3026

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10224818
- Published by NHTSA: 2022\-10\-27
- Manufacturer's number: SIL\-3026
- Manufacturer's date: 2022\-10\-27
- NHTSA component: EQUIPMENT

## NHTSA's summary

Altec has learned that certain DRM 12 and DRM 12he chippers built from 2014 to 2022 could develop fatigue cracks in the upper pivot housing weldment. If not addressed, these cracks can lead to damage of the chipper. The customer should inspect the upper pivot housing weldment on the affected chippers. Complete this no later than 30 days from the receipt of the notice.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10224818-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2022/MC-10224818-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Equipment and accessories

## Vehicles listed

- 2014 to 2022 ALTEC DRM12 WOOD CHIPPER

JSON: [/v1/bulletins/10224818](/v1/bulletins/10224818)

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