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Altec Industries tow hitch may have incorrect load rating markings, and may have been damaged by unintentional overloading.

NHTSA campaign 20V-301 · Reported May 26, 2020 · 396 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Altec Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
396
REMEDY
Altec will notify owners and provide instructions for inspecting the bumper and receiver tube for damage and repairing as necessary and installing the proper hitch load rating placards on the unit.
COST
Free

The short version

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

WHAT

The tow hitch may have incorrect load rating markings, and may have been damaged by unintentional overloading.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the tow hitch is overloaded, the hitch may fail, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Altec will notify owners and provide instructions for inspecting the bumper and receiver tube for damage and repairing as necessary and installing the proper hitch load rating placards on the unit, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 20V-301.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 20V-301

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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