Altec Wc126, Altec Wc126a, Altec Wc166, Altec Wc166a, model years 2008 to 2010. Filed by Altec Industries Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 17 October 2013. 682 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Altec is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 WC126/166 and WC126A/166A Wood Chippers with various frame and axle combinations. In certain combinations, the bracket attaching the axle to the chipper may develop cracks and break.
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.
Altec's own number for this recall: CSN 581. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V503 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V503 cover?
- Altec WC126, Altec Wc126A, Altec WC166, Altec Wc166A, model years 2008-2010.
- What is wrong with them?
- Altec is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 WC126/166 and WC126A/166A Wood Chippers with various frame and axle combinations. In certain combinations, the bracket attaching the axle to the chipper may develop cracks and break.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the bracket breaks, the axle may separate from the chipper, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Altec will notify owners and service personnel will check and replace any axles as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on November 15, 2013. Owner's may contact Altec at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's recall number is CSN 581.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Altec calls this recall CSN 581, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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 bracket breaks, the axle may separate from the chipper, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13V503 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Altec Industries Inc. |
| System at fault | Suspension:Rear:Axle:Non-Powered Axle Assembly |
| Reported to NHTSA | 17 October 2013 |
| Model years | 2008-2010 |
| Vehicles named | ALTEC WC126, ALTEC WC126A, ALTEC WC166, ALTEC WC166A |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the bracket breaks, the axle may separate from the chipper, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Altec will notify owners and service personnel will check and replace any axles as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on November 15, 2013. Owner's may contact Altec at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's recall number is CSN 581.
What it said before
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 732 notices in the record whose component field names suspension. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 33 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13V503, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v503/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
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