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2012 Altec Cfd 1217 Wood Chipper: federal recalls on file

1 federal recall reported for the 2012 Altec Cfd 1217 Wood Chipper

These are federal recalls reported for the 2012 Altec Cfd 1217 Wood Chipper. A recall may apply only to certain VIN ranges or production windows. To confirm whether your specific VIN is in the affected window, use NHTSA's official per-VIN lookup or enter your VIN on our check page.

12V-517 Open recall Oct 24, 2012

ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC.

EQUIPMENT

Altec is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 CFD 1217 wood chippers, manufactured between May 2011 through September 2012. The wood chipper blades were not made to hardness specifications.

Risk: Due to not being the correct hardness, the wood chipper blades could fail during use causing the blade to separate. This could lead to personal injury.

Remedy: Altec will notify owners and will replace the blades, free of charge. The safety recall began on November 12, 2012. Owners may contact Altec at 1-877-462-5832. The repair is free at any franchised dealer of your brand.

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