NHTSA campaign 20V401000 · Altec campaign CSN 767

Altec Recall 20V-401: Oil Leak from PTO May Cause Fire

NHTSA recall 20V401000 (Altec campaign CSN 767) was reported by Altec Industries Inc. on July 10, 2020, with 2,550 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Altec Aerial Device for model years 2017–2020. Owners were notified on September 8, 2020, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 20V401000 (also written 20V-401 or 20V401)
Filed by: Altec Industries Inc.
Altec campaign number: CSN 767
Report received: July 10, 2020
Potentially affected: 2,550 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment
Owners notified: September 8, 2020

Repair completion: 85.96% (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 20V401000. 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
- 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 20V401000.

Defect description

Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2017-2020 AT200A, AT235, AT37-G, AT40-G, AT41/48M Aerial Devices mounted on a Ford F-350, F-450 or F-550 chassis equipped with a gas engine and Chelsea 249 Power Take-Off (PTO). The PTO may leak oil onto the exhaust heat shield thermal blanket.

Safety consequence

Oil absorbed by the exhaust heat shield thermal blanket has an increased risk of a fire from being exposed to hot engine components.

Manufacturer remedy

Altec will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the heat shield with a redesigned version, as well as install plumbing to relocate a pressure switch and install hoses with improved routing to increase their distance from heat sources, free of charge. The recall began September 8, 2020. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 767.

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 20V401000

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.