Vehicle Recall: Altec Industrial Trucks

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US/Washington: As of Saturday, June 29, 2024, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), a division of the US Department of Transportation, posted a total of one hundred-and-ten (110) vehicle, tire, accessory or other automotive-related product recalls this month. Are yours listed? http://ht.ly/cXy430qH5Ln

Direct link: https://www.nhtsa.gov/search/safety-issues#recall

Additional information:
Among the one hundred-and-ten (110) recalls the NHTSA announced in June comes news of the following:

Altec Industries, Inc. (“Altec”), a Birmingham, Alabama establishment has recalled an estimated 1,500 model year 2023-2024 Aerial Devices, Digger Diggers, Pressure Diggers, Service Trucks, Reel Lifters, Pressure Washers and Articulating Crane Industrial Trucks built on a Freightliner M2 Plus Chassis marketed, sold and delivered in the United States.

Recall Category: Exterior Lighting – Lights may fail from overloaded Wiring in apparent contravention of US FMVSS 108

NHTSA Safety Notification 24V439000 reports the Lighting Wire Harness may be overloaded, preventing the Vehicle Lighting from illuminating. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (“FMVSS”) number 108, “Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.”

==> Please consult to Altec’s recall report for specific vehicle make and model details.

According to the NHTSA, Lights that fail to illuminate can reduce the vehicle’s visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash, motor vehicle collision (“MVC”) or other impact event with consequential serious injury and/or life-changing results.

==> If you have a medical emergency, please contact 9-1-1, your closest hospital or emergency center equipped to properly treat lacerations, concussions, bone fractures, amputation, central nervous system (“CNS”) damage and/or internal injuries.

Proposed Remedy:
Authorized Altec Dealers will rework the Lighting Wire Harness and update the Trailer Module as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 12, 2024.

Owners may contact Altec Customer Service toll-free at 1-877-462-5832 during normal business hours, Monday to Friday, Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) for more information. Altec’s designation for this recall is CSN-3161.

Owners of the recalled vehicles may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety (“NHTSA”) Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or visit the NHTSA’s Web site at http://www.nhtsa.gov.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Altec Industries, Inc., please search for “Altec Industries” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications for vehicles manufactured, marketed and/or sold by Freightliner, please search for “Freightliner” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Crash hazards, please search for “crash” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Fire hazards, please search for “fire” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Amputation hazards, please search for “amputation” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Bone Fracture hazards, please search for “fracture” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Burn hazards, please search for “burn” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Concussion hazards, please search for “concussion” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Laceration hazards, please search for “laceration” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Injury hazards, please search for “injury” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> To see other recalls and notifications relating to Central Nervous System (“CNS”) damage, please search for “central nervous system (“CNS”) damage” using the Search Box at the top of this page.

==> You can use the NHTSA’s VIN Look-up Tool to determine if your specific vehicle is affected by this or other recent recall (major light vehicles only): https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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More information about this recall:
NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V439000
Recalls Direct RIN: 18571-2024
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==> https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

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