NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V598000 · manufacturer campaign CSN 535

Equipment — Altec · reported 23 Nov 2010 · 8,600 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

ALTEC IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998-2008 AERIAL DEVICES VEHICLES BUILT FROM JANUARY 1998 THROUGH MAY 2008. THE GLUE BOND JOINT IN THE INSULATING ARM LINK MAY FAIL OVER TIME. THE CONNECTION IS ALSO SECURED BY EIGHT BOLTS, BUT WITH THE LOSS OF THE GLUE BOND, THE FASTENERS COULD FATIGUE OVER TIME AND FAIL.

The risk

FAILURE OF THE GLUE BOND AND FASTENERS COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE FIBERGLASS LINK FROM THE STEEL INSERTS. AS A RESULT, THE PLATFORM ON WHICH A SERVICE TECHNICIAN WOULD STAND COULD FAIL DURING USE RESULTING IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.

The fix

ALTEC WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO INSPECT THE FIBERGLASS INSULATING LINK AND FASTENERS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 1, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ALTEC AT 1-877-462-5832.

ALTEC SAFETY RECALL NO. CSN 535.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> .

NHTSA campaign
10V598000
Manufacturer campaign
CSN 535
Filed by
Altec Industries Inc.
Report received
23 Nov 2010
Owners notified
1 Dec 2010
Potentially affected
8,600

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1998 Altec At35-g 1999 Altec At35-g 2000 Altec At35-g 2001 Altec At35-g 2002 Altec At35-g 2003 Altec At35-g 2004 Altec At35-g 2005 Altec At35-g 2006 Altec At35-g 2007 Altec At35-g 2008 Altec At35-g 1998 Altec At37-g 1999 Altec At37-g 2000 Altec At37-g 2001 Altec At37-g 2002 Altec At37-g 2003 Altec At37-g 2004 Altec At37-g 2005 Altec At37-g 2006 Altec At37-g 2007 Altec At37-g 2008 Altec At37-g

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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