{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Altec recall 20V501 (CSN 773): 2018-2020 EC505 6S+3S and EC655 6S+6S",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v501/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V501 (Altec): Loss of load control may increase the risk of death or injury. Altec's own number: CSN 773.",
  "excerpt": "Altec Ec505, Altec Ec655, model years 2018 to 2020. Filed by Altec Industries Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 25 August 2020. 30 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2018-2020 EC505 6S+3S and EC655 6S+6S vehicles. The load holding grip of the grapple tines may loosen, resulting in a loss of load control. 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 773. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V501 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: “Loss of load control may increase the risk of death or injury.” 20V501 Altec Industries Inc. Equipment 25 August 2020 2018-2020 ALTEC EC505, ALTEC EC655 Loss of load control may increase the risk of death or injury. Altec will notify owners, and dealers will install a counterbalance valve with a lower pressure ratio to increase the opening threshold, free of charge. The recall began October 20, 2020. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:19:25+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:09:02+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Altec recall 20V501 (CSN 773): 2018-2020 EC505 6S+3S and EC655 6S+6S\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v501/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}