SIL-3114
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Altec has learned that certain AC40 cranes built from January 2014 to September 2023 could have wear pads at the base of the boom that could fail prematurely.
Vehicle report
2022 ALTEC AC40
Service bulletins
2 bulletinsTechnical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
SIL-3176
Service Campaign
Altec has learned that the main control valve harness connectors can become brittle on the affected units. This can result in the harnesses cracking or breaking, allowing water into the harness and causing loss of function.
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.