{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Altec recall 21V559 (CSN 829): 2016-2021 DH, D3000, DT65, and DT85 Digger Derricks",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v559/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V559 (Altec): An unintentionally engaged joystick could result in uncontrolled movement of an unbalanced load, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Altec Digger Derrick, model years 2016 to 2021. Filed by Altec Industries, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 22 July 2021. 878 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2016-2021 DH, D3000, DT65, and DT85 Digger Derricks. The operator may inadvertently move the pole guide joystick with their forearm due to the close proximity between the controls. 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 829. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V559 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: “An unintentionally engaged joystick could result in uncontrolled movement of an unbalanced load, increasing the risk of injury.” 21V559 Altec Industries, Inc. Equipment 22 July 2021 2016-2021 ALTEC DIGGER DERRICK An unintentionally engaged joystick could result in uncontrolled movement of an unbalanced load, increasing the risk of injury. Altec will provide a guard kit to install over the pole guide controls, free of charge. Owner ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:57:03+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:42:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Altec recall 21V559 (CSN 829): 2016-2021 DH, D3000, DT65, and DT85 Digger Derricks\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v559/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}