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Altec Industries in the affected vehicles, the fasteners that attach the chipper cutting disc bearing to the unit may fail and the chipper disc may detach.

NHTSA campaign 14V-601 · Reported September 26, 2014 · 813 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Altec Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
813
REMEDY
Altec has notified owners, and dealers will replace the disc bearing mounting bolts, 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

In the affected vehicles, the fasteners that attach the chipper cutting disc bearing to the unit may fail and the chipper disc may detach.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the disc detaches within the housing, there is an increased risk of injury to the operator or those nearby.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the disc bearing mounting bolts, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 14V-601.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 14V-601

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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