NHTSA campaign 12V483000 · Altec campaign MAB 571

Altec Recall 12V-483: Front Brake Line may Kink

NHTSA recall 12V483000 (Altec campaign MAB 571) was reported by ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. on October 3, 2012, with 1,807 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Altec Freightliner for model years 2011–2012. Owners were notified on January 4, 2013, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V483000 (also written 12V-483 or 12V483)
Filed by: ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
Altec campaign number: MAB 571
Report received: October 3, 2012
Potentially affected: 1,807 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Air — Supply — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified: January 4, 2013

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V483000. 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 Freightliner
- 2011, 2012

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V483000.

Defect description

Altec Industries, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 vehicles mounted on a Freightliner chassis. Due to improper installation, the air supply line of the front brakes is susceptible to kinking.

Safety consequence

Overtime, the front brake line could become kinked leading to a loss of front brake control, increasing the risk of crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners, and will repair the vehicles, free of charge. The safety recall began on January 4, 2013. Owners may contact Altec Industries at 1-877-462-5832.

Notes

Altec's recall campaign number is MAB 571.Customers may 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 12V483000

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.