{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Altec recall 20V420 (MAB 770): 1995-1998 Altec A0442 Aerial Devices",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v420/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V420 (Altec): Uncontrolled movement of the boom can increase the risk of injury. Altec's own number: MAB 770.",
  "excerpt": "Altec Aerial Device, model years 1995 to 1998. Filed by Altec Industries Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 20 July 2020. 141 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 1995-1998 Altec A0442 aerial devices. The boom lift hydraulic cylinder end gland may fail causing uncontrolled boom movement. 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: MAB 770. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V420 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: “Uncontrolled movement of the boom can increase the risk of injury.” 20V420 Altec Industries Inc. Equipment 20 July 2020 1995-1998 ALTEC AERIAL DEVICE Uncontrolled movement of the boom can increase the risk of injury. Altec will notify owners, and instruct them to inspect the boom lift cylinders for an externally threaded head gland design. The customer will be instructed whether the unit can be used with restricted lower and/or upper boom articulation until the cylinder(s) are repaired o",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:18:40+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:02:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Altec recall 20V420 (MAB 770): 1995-1998 Altec A0442 Aerial Devices\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v420/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}