Altec recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
A short circuit increases the risk of fire.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Altec Aerial Device 2015–2016
- Altec Service Body 2015–2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 17V175000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Altec Industries Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 14, 2017
- Owners notified
- Apr 13, 2017
- Vehicles or items affected
- 335
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Sep 1, 2015 to Oct 1, 2016
- Part
- Electrical system › Wiring
- Maker's own recall number
- 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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Altec recall: Back over prevention Oct 9, 2026
- Altec recall: Forward collision avoidance Apr 17, 2026
- Altec recall: Equipment Mar 13, 2026
- Altec recall: Exterior lighting Dec 18, 2025
- Altec recall: Equipment Sep 19, 2025
- Altec recall: Electrical system Sep 5, 2025
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.