CanadaCertain Altec aerial devices and digger derricks—including 2024–2025 Altec AT series and 2025 Altec D3000, AM series and AN series—equipped with cable entry steps are affected. The cable step wire ropes can fail, allowing the cable to detach and potentially cause a person to fall, creating a risk of injury. Owners should check that cable entry steps are properly secured until recall repairs are completed; Altec will notify owners by mail and advise contacting Altec Service to inspect and, if necessary, replace the entry steps.
What's being recalled
Visit Transport Canada’s Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database for the original recall.
How to identify it
2024–2025 Altec AT SERIES
2025 Altec D3000
2025 Altec AM SERIES
2025 Altec AN SERIES
The hazard
Issue:
On certain aerial devices and digger derricks, the cable step wire ropes that secure the entry step could fail. As a result, the cable could detach and cause a person to fall.
Note: This recall only affects certain aerial devices and digger derricks equipped with cable entry steps.
Safety risk:
A step that detaches could create a risk of injury.
Corrective Actions:
To reduce the safety risk, Altec advises that you should check that the cable entry step(s) are properly secured until the recall repairs have been completed. Altec will notify owners by mail and advise you to contact Altec Service to inspect and, if necessary, replace the entry step(s).
What to do
Please see corrective actions section below
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Transport Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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