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Altec Industries winch brake on these vehicles may be improperly oriented, possibly resulting in unexpected winch line movement.

NHTSA campaign 17V-009 · Reported January 9, 2017 · 617 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Altec Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
617
REMEDY
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will reverse the direction of the winch brake and check and adjust the winch brake torque setting, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

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

WHAT

The winch brake on these vehicles may be improperly oriented, possibly resulting in unexpected winch line movement.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the winch boom line unexpectedly moves, there may be an increased risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Altec will notify owners, and dealers will reverse the direction of the winch brake and check and adjust the winch brake torque setting, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-009.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 17V-009

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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