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2016 Altec Service Body — federal recalls on file

2 federal recalls reported for the 2016 Altec Service Body

These are federal recalls reported for the 2016 Altec Service Body. 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.

18V-434 Open recall Jun 27, 2018

Altec Industries Inc.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Altec Aerial Devices and Service Body vehicles, built on Ram 5500 Diesel chassis. The positive stud on the lead acid battery disconnect bracket may contact the hood and cause an electrical short.

Risk: An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lead acid battery disconnect, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2018. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN 688. The repair is free at any franchised dealer of your brand.

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17V-175 Open recall Mar 14, 2017

Altec Industries Inc.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Aerial devices and Service Body Trucks equipped with certain JEMS 4A or JEMS 4E4 Idle Mitigation Systems (IMS). A cable within the IMS may have been improperly installed, possibly causing the cable to rub against an electrical component and short circuit.

Risk: A short circuit increases the risk of fire.

Remedy: Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace and reroute the contactor cable within the IMS, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2017. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-205-991-7733. Altec's number for the recall is CSN 646. The repair is free at any franchised dealer of your brand.

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