By model year
Altec AH85 complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Altec AH85
Every Altec AH85 model year on file, 2002 to 2015. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years142002 to 2015
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins15Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Altec AH85 model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Altec AH85
- 16V-023 Jan 20, 2016
Affected units have a hydraulic pressure control valve that may allow the aerial device to move even when not told to do so
Electrical system · 195 vehicles - 14V-308 Jun 4, 2014
Affected devices may allow electricity to be conducted through the boom due to water entering into the fiberglass layers
Equipment · 120 vehicles - 14V-001 Jan 2, 2014
Moisture may get into the control module plug and result in inadvertant movement of the boom or platform
Equipment · 168 vehicles - 13V-378 Aug 21, 2013
Cable for the current leakage monitoring system may be too long and may breach the gap provided by the lower boom fiberglass insert chassis…
Electrical system · 263 vehicles - 13V-275 Jun 27, 2013
In the affected vehicles, the aerial device may develop cracks between the pedestal and the unit subbase
Equipment · 220 vehicles - 12V-456 Sep 18, 2012
Improper torque was applied to the outrigger cylinder piston retention system during assembly
Equipment · 245 vehicles - 12V-411 Aug 21, 2012
Failure of the pin could cause separation of the boom from the turntable
Equipment · 27 vehicles - 11V-498 Oct 5, 2011
Altec is recalling certain model year 2010 ah75, ah85 and ah100 aerial devices manufactured from june 29, 2010, through december 26, 2010, for…
Equipment · 22 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.