Recall Register

2013 Altec AT237: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2013 Altec AT237. The newest campaign is 14V357000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Jun 2014. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Springs / Torsion Bar. 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.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 14V357000, in the NHTSA record

Altec will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front torsion bars and replace any that have deficient welds, free of charge. The recall began in August 2014. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 599.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,403 units in total.

  1. 14V357000Received . 258 units.

    Suspension / Front / Springs / Torsion Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2013 AT237, and 2013-2014 AT3X-G, AT40-G, and AT248F aerial trucks manufactured August 2013 through April 2014, built on Ford F-450 and F-550 chassis, and equipped with front "Stable Ride" torsion bars. These torsion bars have welds that could fail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the torsion bar welds fail, the vehicle may become unstable, increasing the risk of injury to the operator using the aerial device.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Altec will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front torsion bars and replace any that have deficient welds, free of charge. The recall began in August 2014. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 599.

    Report filed by Altec Industries Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number CSN 599. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 13V458000Received . 1,145 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 AT200A, AT235, AT235P, AT30-G, AT35-G, AT37-G, AT40-G and AT237 Aerial Devices mounted on Ford Super Duty Chassis' equipped with 6.8L gas engines and Muncie FR67 power take offs (PTO). In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from the PTO pressure switch onto a thermal blanket covering the exhaust.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Oil leaking onto the thermal blanket combined with heat from exhaust may result in an increased risk of fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected pressure switch and thermal blanket with the kit identified by Muncie, free of charge. The recall began on December 9, 2013. Consumerr's may contact Altec at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's recall number is CSN 583.

    Report filed by Altec Industries Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number CSN 583. 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.

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Other model years

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

  1. 20061
  2. 20071
  3. 20081
  4. 20102
  5. 20112
  6. 20122
  7. 20132

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2013 Altec AT237: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/altec/at237/2013/. 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 2013 Altec AT237?
1,403 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 AT237 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Altec AT237, model years 2006 to 2013. 2 of them name the 2013 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2013 Altec AT237 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.