NHTSA campaign 05V200000

Altec Recall 05V-200: ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC MANUAL UTILITY BRAKE CONTROL

NHTSA recall 05V200000 was reported by ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. on April 26, 2005, with 125 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Altec 4300, Altec 4700, Altec 4900 and more for model years 2000–2005. Owners were notified on April 15, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V200000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 05V200000 (also written 05V-200 or 05V200)
Filed by: ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
Report received: April 26, 2005
Potentially affected: 125 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Owners notified: April 15, 2005

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V200000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Altec

Altec 4300
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built February 1, 2000 – March 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Altec 4700
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built February 1, 2000 – March 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Altec 4900
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built February 1, 2000 – March 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Altec 7300
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built February 1, 2000 – March 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Altec 7400
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built February 1, 2000 – March 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)

All Altec recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V200000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN UTILITY SERVICE TRUCK CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH ALTEC ELECTRIC HYDRAULIC MANUAL UTILITY BRAKE CONTROL, THE UNITS EXPERIENCE LOSS OF BRAKES DURING AND INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DRIVE ARM AND BRAKE LINE THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE CHASSIS MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE CONTROL INSIDE THE CAB.

Safety consequence

THIS INTERFERENCE CAN CAUSE THE BRAKE LINE TO RUPTURE. SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH CAN RESULT FROM IMPAIRMENT OR FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE BRAKES.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIPER LINKAGE INTERFERENCE, AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THIS RECALL ONLY INVOLVED ONE CUSTOMER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 15, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ALTEC AT 919-528-2535.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V200000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.