Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 17V175000

Electrical system: wiring

Altec Industries Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2017-03-14.

Recall campaignNHTSA 17V175000

Electrical system: wiring

Component
Electrical system: wiring
Manufacturer
Altec Industries Inc.
Vehicles affected
335
Reported to NHTSA
2017-03-14
Owners notified
2017-04-13

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

A short circuit increases the risk of fire.

Manufacturer 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.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
ALTEC Aerial Device2016 2015
ALTEC Service Body2016 2015

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.