NHTSA recall 10V481000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 10V481000 |
| Manufacturer's number | CSN 541 |
| Manufacturer | ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. |
| Reported | 2010-10-05 |
| Owners notified | 2010-10-15 |
| Component | EQUIPMENT |
| Units potentially affected | 592 |
What is wrong
ALTEC IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 ALTEC DIGGER DERRICKS BUILT FROM APRIL 2009 THROUGH MAY 2010. THE TURNTABLE DEVICES ON THESE VEHICLES HAVE USED HIGH STRENGTH FASTENERS THAT MAY FAIL DUE TO STRESS CORROSION AND CRACKING.
What can happen
FAILURE OF A FASTENER COULD CAUSE THE PEDESTAL TO SEPARATE FROM THE TURNTABLE AND MAY CAUSE AN OCCUPANT TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUFFER INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FASTENERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ALTEC AT 1-877-462-5832.
Notes
ALTEC SAFETY RECALL NO. CSN 541.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2009 ALTEC ALTEC | Built 2009-04-01 to 2010-05-30. |
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| 2010 ALTEC ALTEC | Built 2009-04-01 to 2010-05-30. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| CSN-624 | 2015-10-14. Service bulletin. ALTEC: TSB CONTAINS AN OWNER'S NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. A NEW WINCH DRUM COVER HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO PREVENT WINCH ROPE FROM BEING PINCHED AND/OR BROKEN CAUSING LOAD TO DROP SUDDENLY. MODEL DB37. NO YEARS LISTED. *PE |
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| SIL 607 | 2015-06-08. Service bulletin. ALTEC: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNERS LETTER. INFORMATION REGARDING PUMP CLUTCH CASE DRAIN IMPROVEMENT. *LJ |
| CSN-587 | 2014-05-14. Service bulletin. ALTEC: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. UNITS HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH INCORRECT SPECIFICATIONS (SERRATION PATTERN) AND FAILS TO ATTACH SECURELY TO CHIPPER DRUM WHEN INSTALLED AND NEEDS REPLACING. *PE |
| CSN-590 | 2014-04-26. Service bulletin. ALTEC: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON CERTAIN UNITS, A WELD BETWEEN VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL PARTS OF POLE CARRIED HAS FAILED, CAUSING POLE TO FALL AND BE DISCONNECTED FROM CARRIER. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.