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Altec AC38 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Altec AC38 (2008–2012).

2
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2010
year with most recalls

Pick your Altec AC38 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2012 Altec AC3810
2011 Altec AC3820
2010 Altec AC3820
2009 Altec AC3810
2008 Altec AC3810

All Altec AC38 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Altec AC38, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Equipment and bumpers (structure)

    NHTSA 13V134000 Reported 17 vehicles potentially affected Altec Industries Inc.

    Altec is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 AC18, AC23, and AC38 cranes with front bumper outriggers mounted on Kenworth chassis between November 2010 and October 2012. The brackets that attach the outrigger to the front bumper of the chassis may be inadequate to support the full capacity of the crane in certain positions.

    Remedy: Altec will notify owners and dealers will replace the front bumper outrigger attachments. Notification to owners began on May 22, 2012. Owners may contact Altec at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's recall campaign number is CSN…

    Model years: 2010, 2011, 2012

  2. Mechanical (equipment)

    NHTSA 12V041000 Reported 18 vehicles potentially affected ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC.

    Altec is recalling certain model year 2008-2011 ac38 and model year 2011 ac18 and ac23 utility vehicles, equipped with an anti-two block (atb) switch tree guard option. The atb tree guard switch bracket may have been installed incorrectly.

    Remedy: Altec will notify owners, and instruct unit owners to inspect the installation of the tree guard switch bracket and correct any incorrect installations. The safety recall began on february 21, 2012. Owners may contact…

    Model years: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Other Altec models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.