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Altec Industries official notice describes a safety defect, but the details were not provided in plain language.

NHTSA campaign 11V-498 · Reported October 5, 2011 · 22 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Altec Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
22
REMEDY
ALTEC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND ALTEC DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE PLATFORM LEVELING SYSTEM AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. reported a problem with the equipment. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The official notice describes a safety defect, but the details were not provided in plain language.

WHY IT MATTERS

FAILURE OF THE PLATFORM LEVELING SYSTEM CAN RESULT IN UNINTENDED PLATFORM MOVEMENT INCREASING THE RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.

WHAT TO DO

ALTEC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND ALTEC DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE PLATFORM LEVELING SYSTEM AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 11V-498.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 11V-498

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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