Equipment: emergency: siren/lighting/strobes
- Component
- Equipment: emergency: siren/lighting/strobes
- Manufacturer
- Altec Industries, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 280
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2026-08-27
Defect description
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Service Body vehicles. Water can leak into the strobe lights, which may cause an electrical short-circuit.
Safety risk
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Altec will provide instructions to inspect the light assembly for moisture and install a new fuse. If moisture is found or the light is inoperative, a light replacement kit will be installed, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 23, 2026. Owners may contact Altec's customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN-3360. This recall is an expansion of previous NHTSA recall number 23V357.