{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Altec recall 11V297 (CSN 545): Altec DM45, Altec DM47, Altec DM50 (2008 to 2009)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v297/",
  "summary": "Recall 11V297 (Altec): IF THE ROD EYE CASTING FAILS, THE BOOM MAY SUDDENLY FALL CAUSING DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. Altec's own number: CSN 545.",
  "excerpt": "Altec Dm45, Altec Dm47, Altec Dm50, model years 2008 to 2009. Filed by Altec Industries Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 May 2011. 227 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Altec is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 dm 45, dm 47 and dm 50 digger derrick utility vehicles manufactured from january 2010 through september 2010. these units may have cracks in the boom lift cylinder rod eye casting that can cause the casting to fail. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Altec's own number for this recall: CSN 545. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 11V297 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “IF THE ROD EYE CASTING FAILS, THE BOOM MAY SUDDENLY FALL CAUSING DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.” 11V297 ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. Equipment 24 May 2011 2008-2009 ALTEC DM45, ALTEC DM47, ALTEC DM50 IF THE ROD EYE CASTING FAILS, THE BOOM MAY SUDDENLY FALL CAUSING DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. ALTEC WILL INSPECT THE LIFT CYLINDER ROD EYE CASTING FOR CRACKS. ANY CYLINDERS FOUND WITH CRACKS WILL BE REPLACED F",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:51:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T04:53:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Altec recall 11V297 (CSN 545): Altec DM45, Altec DM47, Altec DM50 (2008 to 2009)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v297/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}