Vehicle report
Technical 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.
CSR-3320
Altec Industries, Inc. has been notified of a condition affecting certain International HV, HX, eMV, CV, LT, RH, LoneStar, and MV Series trucks equipped with Altec equipment. Outdated Body Control Module (BCM) software may generate erroneous fault codes after the vehicle has been inactive for two to three days.
SIL-3273
Altec has received notification from Parker Chelsea, the manufacturer, of an issue with some of their 281 and 890 Series PTOs. An unintended restriction in lubrication flow may produce elevated back pressure in cold-start scenarios, leading to partial engagement of the clutch. Once the vehicle reaches normal operating temperature, the clutch drag will abate. In extreme cases, repeated cold starts may result in clutch disk damage and failure to engage when activated.
CSR-3287
Altec Industries, Inc. has received notification from Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA) that certain 2020-2026 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, 122SD and Business Class M2 and Western Star 4700, 47X, 48X RHD and 49x vehicles equipped with an Altec aerial device or equipment could have fasteners in the axle clamp group that might not have been properly tightened and can loosen and fail. As a result, the axle could shift, leading to loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
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.