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Altec Industries bolts that attach the winch motor to the winch may not be properly tightened and may become loose.

NHTSA campaign 13V-390 · Reported August 28, 2013 · 1,743 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Altec Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,743
REMEDY
Altec will notify owners and Altec service personnel will check and correct the torque of the winch motor bolts.
COST
Free

The short version

Altec Industries Inc. reported a problem with the equipment. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The bolts that attach the winch motor to the winch may not be properly tightened and may become loose.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the bolts come loose, the winch motor may detach causing the load to fall, which may result in personal injury.

WHAT TO DO

Altec will notify owners and Altec service personnel will check and correct the torque of the winch motor bolts, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 13V-390.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 13V-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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