Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Our database contains no NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2020 Altec Aerial Device Jems Hybrid. 4 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
No owner complaints recorded for this model year
Either none have been filed with NHTSA, or this vehicle is too new for reports to have accumulated.
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT
Altec has learned that certain units built with a Jobsite Energy Management System (JEMS) S/SE/LE from October 2020 to May 17, 2023, may fail to charge or operate properly, particularly when the battery is cold. Altec has developed a firmware update to resolve this issue.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT
Altec used telematics data to identify JEMS in the field with batteries approaching critical discharge. After the min cell voltage becomes less than 3000mV the battery is no longer rechargeable in the field. To avoid costly battery replacement and decrease customer downtime, a letter describing the Battery Recovery Procedure from the manual was sent to the affected customers.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT
Altec has learned that the engine on certain AT35/37/40G and AT37/41/48 ME/PE aerial devices built from August 2020 to August 2021 on Ford F-450/F550/F-600 gas engine chassis equipped with a JEMS S/SE hybrid system could not enter idle mitigation system (IMS) engine shut down properly when the Jobsite Energy Management System (JEMS) is actuated at a cold ambient temperature with a cold engine block. When shutdown is attempted, the engine will stutter but will remain running. If this happens five times in a row, it will cause the JEMS service light to turn on and the JEMS to become inactive. To resolve this issue, the base idle setting for IMS shutdown must be updated by Altec.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The system firmware on the Altec Jobsite Energy Management System (JEMS) S/SE/LE built from 2020 to 2021 is being updated to improve the performance of the telematics system. This update does not affect the operation of the JEMS system. This update can be completed at the next service interval using the AXIS Service Tool. This update is covered under the Altec Warranty Policy and must be performed by Altec.
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.