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Altec Am Series Aerial Device Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Altec Am Series Aerial Device (2021–2026).

6
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2025
year with most recalls

Pick your Altec Am Series Aerial Device model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Altec Am Series Aerial Device20
2025 Altec Am Series Aerial Device60
2024 Altec Am Series Aerial Device40
2023 Altec Am Series Aerial Device30
2022 Altec Am Series Aerial Device10
2021 Altec Am Series Aerial Device10

All Altec Am Series Aerial Device recalls (6)

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

  1. Step/ladder (structure)

    NHTSA 26V637000 Reported 6,780 vehicles potentially affected Altec Industries, Inc.

    Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2020-2026 AA Series Aerial Device, 2021-2026 AN Series Aerial Device, 2023-2026 AM Series Aerial Device, and 2024-2026 Digger Derrick, and 2024-2025 A-Class vehicles. The turntable mounted platform access step may have been improperly welded between the step tube and mounting plate,…

    Remedy: Altec will replace the steps, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 27, 2026. Owners may contact Altec's customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

  2. Automatic emergency braking (forward collision avoidance)

    NHTSA 26V541000 Reported 55 vehicles potentially affected Altec Industries, Inc.

    Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2019-2026 AN Series, 2023 AA Series, 2022-2026 Digger Derrick, and 2025 AM Series vehicles. The Bendix automatic braking system was not recalibrated after relocating the front radar box.

    Remedy: Altec will update the collision mitigation system with the revised the parameters, recalibrate, and test the system, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 16, 2026. Owners may…

    Model years: 2025

  3. Equipment: controls/control wiring

    NHTSA 26V310000 Reported 213 vehicles potentially affected Altec Industries, Inc.

    Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2022-2025 AT Series, 2021-2025 AN Series Aerial Device, 2020-2026 TA Series Aerial Device, 2021 L Series Aerial Device, 2021 LR Series Aerial Device, 2023-2025 AM Series Aerial Device, and 2024-2025 AA Series Aerial Device vehicles. The ground level emergency stop (E-stop) may not stop…

    Remedy: Altec will inspect the units and test to verify the E-stop function. If the wiring is found to be incorrect, it will be updated, free of charge. Letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed on July 8, 2026.…

    Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025

  4. Turntable (equipment) and equipment: controls/control wiring

    NHTSA 26V243000 Reported 40 vehicles potentially affected Altec Industries, Inc.

    Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2025-2026 AM Series Aerial Device vehicles. The emergency stop switch located at the turntable is inoperative when the upper controls interlock is active and allows the upper and lower controls to remain powered when the emergency stop is depressed.

    Remedy: Altec will notify owners to inspect for the presence of an adapter harness. If installed, the owner will be instructed to notify Altec, and no further action is needed. If the harness is not installed, Altec will…

    Model years: 2025, 2026

  5. Power distribution module/ipdm (electrical system)

    NHTSA 26V071000 Reported 57 vehicles potentially affected Altec Industries, Inc.

    Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2021-2025 Digger Derrick and 2021-2025 AM Series Aerial Device vehicles. The chassis engine may start unintentionally due to a missing diode in the Altec power distribution module.

    Remedy: Altec will provide instructions to inspect the power distribution module for a diode, and provide a repair kit as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 27, 2026. Owners may contact…

    Model years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

  6. Critical fasteners (structure) and manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 25V650000 Reported 268 vehicles potentially affected Altec Industries, Inc.

    Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2021-2025 AA Series, 2024-2025 AM Series, and 2025 AN Series aerial devices. The outrigger pad holder may have been installed too close to the exhaust outlet.

    Remedy: Altec will instruct owners to inspect the outrigger pad holder placement. A kit to relocate the outrigger pad holder or exhaust outlet will be provided as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were…

    Model years: 2024, 2025

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.