NHTSA campaign 12V517000 · Altec campaign MAB 572

Altec Recall 12V-517: Wood Chipper Blades may Separate

NHTSA recall 12V517000 (Altec campaign MAB 572) was reported by ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. on October 24, 2012, with 205 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Altec CFD 1217 Wood Chipper for model years 2011–2012. Owners were notified on November 12, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V517000 (also written 12V-517 or 12V517)
Filed by: ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
Altec campaign number: MAB 572
Report received: October 24, 2012
Potentially affected: 205 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment
Owners notified: November 12, 2012

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V517000. 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 CFD 1217 Wood Chipper
- 2011, 2012

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V517000.

Defect description

Altec is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 CFD 1217 wood chippers, manufactured between May 2011 through September 2012. The wood chipper blades were not made to hardness specifications.

Safety consequence

Due to not being the correct hardness, the wood chipper blades could fail during use causing the blade to separate. This could lead to personal injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners and will replace the blades, free of charge. The safety recall began on November 12, 2012. Owners may contact Altec at 1-877-462-5832.

Notes

Altec's recall number is MAB 572.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V517000

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.