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Altec Industries recovery winch valve may allow the winch to lift more than it is rated for.

NHTSA campaign 19V-602 · Reported August 15, 2019 · 23 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Altec Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
23
REMEDY
Altec will notify owners, and instruct owners to inspect the winch pressures and install an external pressure relief valve, if necessary, 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 recovery winch valve may allow the winch to lift more than it is rated for.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the recovery winch attempts to lift more than it is rated for, it can increase the risk of an injury or death.

WHAT TO DO

Altec will notify owners, and instruct owners to inspect the winch pressures and install an external pressure relief valve, if necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 19V-602.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 19V-602

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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