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

NHTSA campaign 12V-390 · Reported August 8, 2012 · 141 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Altec Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
141
REMEDY
Altec will notify owners, and will install an updated bracket and spring kit, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. reported a problem with the springs torsion bar. 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

As the vehicle hits bumps, it may deviate from the intended line of travel, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Altec will notify owners, and will install an updated bracket and spring kit, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 12V-390.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 12V-390

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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