NHTSA campaign 15V150000 · Altec campaign CSN 614
Altec Recall 15V-150: Counterbalance Valve Crack may Allow Boom Movement
NHTSA recall 15V150000 (Altec campaign CSN 614) was reported by Altec Industries Inc. on March 16, 2015, with 120 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Altec Aerial Device for the 2014 model year. Owners were notified on May 12, 2015, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 15V150000 (also written 15V-150 or 15V150)
- Filed by
- Altec Industries Inc.
- Altec campaign number
- CSN 614
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 120 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Mechanical
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 57.5% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 15V150000. 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 Aerial Device
- 2014 · Vehicles built April 1, 2014 – July 18, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V150000.
Defect description
Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain model year 2014 Aerial Devices manufactured April 1, 2014, to July 18, 2014, and equipped with certain SUN Hydraulics Corporation counterbalance valves. In the affected vehicles, the counterbalance valve may crack, allowing hydraulic fluid to leak, and possibly result in boom movement.
Safety consequence
Unintended boom movement of the aerial device increases the operator's risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace the counterbalance valves, free of charge. The recall began on May 12, 2015. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 614.
Notes
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 15V150000
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.