Recall Register

1996 Altec Aerial Device: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Altec Aerial Device. The newest campaign is 20V420000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Jul 2020. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 20V420000, in the NHTSA record

Altec will notify owners, and instruct them to inspect the boom lift cylinders for an externally threaded head gland design. The customer will be instructed whether the unit can be used with restricted lower and/or upper boom articulation until the cylinder(s) are repaired or replaced, free of charge. The recall began September 14, 2020. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is MAB 770.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 2,335 units in total.

  1. 20V420000Received . 141 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 1995-1998 Altec A0442 aerial devices. The boom lift hydraulic cylinder end gland may fail causing uncontrolled boom movement.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Uncontrolled movement of the boom can increase the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Altec will notify owners, and instruct them to inspect the boom lift cylinders for an externally threaded head gland design. The customer will be instructed whether the unit can be used with restricted lower and/or upper boom articulation until the cylinder(s) are repaired or replaced, free of charge. The recall began September 14, 2020. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is MAB 770.

    Report filed by Altec Industries Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number MAB 770. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 16V835000Received . 2,194 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 1995-1999 Aerial Device trucks manufactured May 1, 1995, to August 15, 1999 and equipped with Rosenboom Machine and Tool lower boom lift cylinders. The cylinder end gland could fail which could cause uncontrolled boom movement.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Uncontrolled boom movement may increase the risk of injury to the operator or bystanders.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Altec will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the boom, and repair or replace the cylinder, free of charge. The recall began on January 13, 2017. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-205-991-7733.

    Report filed by Altec Industries Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19952
  2. 19962
  3. 19974
  4. 19984
  5. 19994
  6. 20004
  7. 20014
  8. 20024
  9. 20035
  10. 20048
  11. 20059
  12. 20068
  13. 20078
  14. 20089
  15. 200910
  16. 20109
  17. 201112
  18. 201216
  19. 201316
  20. 201419
  21. 201520
  22. 201626
  23. 201738
  24. 201836
  25. 201929
  26. 202025
  27. 202122
  28. 202212
  29. 202313
  30. 202410
  31. 20257
  32. 20262

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1996 Altec Aerial Device: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/altec/aerial-device/1996/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Altec Industries Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Altec Aerial Device?
2,335 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Altec Aerial Device have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 88 recall campaigns for the Altec Aerial Device, model years 1995 to 2026. 2 of them name the 1996 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Altec Aerial Device open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.