{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Altec recall 11V397 (CSN 546): Model Year 2009-2011 Service Utility Body",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v397/",
  "summary": "Recall 11V397 (Altec): THE COMPARTMENT DOOR ON THE UTILITY SERVICE BODY COULD COME OPEN DURING TRANSIT IF THE PRIMARY LATCHING POSITION IS NOT ENGAGED....",
  "excerpt": "Altec Service Body, model years 2009 to 2011. Filed by Altec Industries Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 3 August 2011. 4,500 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Altec is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 service utility body vehicles manufactured from may 2009 through may 2011. the compartment latch may fail in the secondary (safety catch) position. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Altec's own number for this recall: CSN 546. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 11V397 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THE COMPARTMENT DOOR ON THE UTILITY SERVICE BODY COULD COME OPEN DURING TRANSIT IF THE PRIMARY LATCHING POSITION IS NOT ENGAGED. A PERSON OR OBJECT COULD THEN FALL FROM THE VEHICLE DURING OPERATION, CAUSING INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.” 11V397 ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch 3 August 2011 2009-2011 ALTEC SERVICE BODY THE COMPARTMENT DOOR ON THE UTILITY SERVICE BODY COULD COME OPEN DURING TRANSIT IF THE PRIMARY LATCHING POSITION IS NOT ENGAGE",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:52:07+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:09:07+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Altec recall 11V397 (CSN 546): Model Year 2009-2011 Service Utility Body\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v397/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}