2000–2009 Altec Aerial Device recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Altec is recalling certain model year 1997-2009 Aerial devices manufactured from june 1997 through july 2009, equipped with a BCM 44B electrical leakage monitoring system. The meter was incorrectly installed and the wiring may come loose; however, the meter could still indicate that it is working properly.
💥 The risk
Failure of the leakage monitoring system CAN result in the user touching a conductor, unaware that it may be energized and risking electrical shock or electrocution.
🔧 The fix
Altec will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on september 7, 2011. Owners may contact altec at 1-877-462-5832.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V389000
- Manufacturer recall #
- CSN 549
- Manufacturer
- ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 67
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
- Owner phone
- 1-877-462-5832
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 7, 2011
- Built
- Jun 1, 1997 – Jul 31, 2009
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Altec's recall campaign number is csn 549.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 http://www.safercar.gov .