Altec Aerial Device, Service Body (2015-2016): Electrical system
Recall 17V175000 · Mar 14, 2017 · Altec Industries Inc.
335
vehicles affected
335
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 17V175000
- Date
- Mar 14, 2017
- Maker
- Altec Industries Inc.
- Units affected
- 335
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Electrical system > Wiring
- Model years
- 2015-2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
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 can happen
A short circuit increases the risk of fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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
2 models, 4 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Altec | Aerial Device | 2015-2016 |
| Altec | Service Body | 2015-2016 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 17V175000?
2 models: Altec Aerial Device (2015-2016), Altec Service Body (2015-2016), about 335 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 17V175000?
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.
What can happen?
A short circuit increases the risk of fire.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.