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Altec Industries tongue of the affected trailers may crack and separate from the trailer frame.

NHTSA campaign 14V-616 · Reported October 3, 2014 · 344 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Altec Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
344
REMEDY
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair any cracks found and add a reinforcing kit, 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 tongue of the affected trailers may crack and separate from the trailer frame.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the trailer tongue fails, a loss of control of the trailer or a separation of the trailer from the tow vehicle may occur, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Altec will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair any cracks found and add a reinforcing kit, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 14V-616.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 14V-616

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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