{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Altec recall 20V301 (CSN 761): Altec Aerial Device (2014 to 2020)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v301/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V301 (Altec): If the tow hitch is overloaded, the hitch may fail, increasing the risk of a crash. Altec's own number: CSN 761.",
  "excerpt": "Altec Aerial Device, model years 2014 to 2020. Filed by Altec Industries Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 26 May 2020. 396 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Aerial Devices and body only units equipped with Class 3 towing hitches. The tow hitch may have incorrect load rating markings, and may have been damaged by unintentional overloading. 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 761. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V301 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 tow hitch is overloaded, the hitch may fail, increasing the risk of a crash.” 20V301 Altec Industries Inc. Trailer Hitches 26 May 2020 2014-2020 ALTEC AERIAL DEVICE If the tow hitch is overloaded, the hitch may fail, increasing the risk of a crash. Altec will notify owners and provide instructions for inspecting the bumper and receiver tube for damage and repairing as necessary and installing the proper hitch load r",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:10:01+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:46:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Altec recall 20V301 (CSN 761): Altec Aerial Device (2014 to 2020)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v301/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}