{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Altec recall 18V255: Altec Digger Derrick (1992 to 2006)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v255/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V255 (Altec): Unexpected boom movement can increase the risk of injury or death.",
  "excerpt": "Altec Digger Derrick, model years 1992 to 2006. Filed by Altec Industries Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 20 April 2018. 12 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 1992-2006 Digger Derrick trucks that have a specific boom pivot pin which may fail and cause the boom to move unexpectedly. 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 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: “Unexpected boom movement can increase the risk of injury or death.” 18V255 Altec Industries Inc. Structure 20 April 2018 1992-2006 ALTEC DIGGER DERRICK Unexpected boom movement can increase the risk of injury or death. Altec will notify owners and instruct them to inspect the vehicle for defective pivot pins and replace any that are found, free of charge. The recall began on May 22, 2018. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass. This is one of 901 notices in the record whose component field names structure . Across that group the median wait before",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:39:34+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:12:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Altec recall 18V255: Altec Digger Derrick (1992 to 2006)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v255/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}