Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
A fiberglass lower boom insert that can conduct electricity increases the risk of electrocution to the operator should the boom contact a power line. If the joint between the fiberglass insert and the steel boom component fails, the boom may fall, putting the operator at an increased risk of injury.
If the gap is breached, then the boom may conduct electrical current, increasing the risk of electrical shock to the operator.
Cracks in the pedestal may cause the aerial device to fail, increasing the risk of personal injury.
If the cylinder loosens from the rod, the outrigger could strike a person or object, increasing the risk of injury or property damage.
If the boom separates from the turntable, there is an increased risk of personal injury and/or property damage.
Two 2009 ALTEC AH85s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.