{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Altec recall 12V390 (CSN 560): Model Year 2012 Aerial Device",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v390/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V390 (Altec): As the vehicle hits bumps, it may deviate from the intended line of travel, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Altec At200a, Altec At235, Altec At235p, Altec At30-G, Altec At37-G, Altec At40m/P, model year 2012. Filed by Altec Industries Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 8 August 2012. 141 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Altec Industries, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2012 Aerial Device vehicles built on a Navistar Terrastar chassis because the Altec-installed torsion bar increases the ride height of the front suspension, which when the vehicle hits bumps, may cause the vehicle to alter its steering direction. 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 560. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V390 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: “As the vehicle hits bumps, it may deviate from the intended line of travel, increasing the risk of a crash.” 12V390 ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. Suspension:Front:Springs:Torsion Bar 8 August 2012 2012-2012 ALTEC AT200A, ALTEC AT235, ALTEC AT235P, ALTEC AT30-G, ALTEC AT37-G, ALTEC AT40M/P As the vehicle hits bumps, it m",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:39:40+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:13:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Altec recall 12V390 (CSN 560): Model Year 2012 Aerial Device\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v390/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}