{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Altec recall 18V379 (CSN 686): 2016-2017 Altec Aerial Devices and Digger Derrick",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v379/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V379 (Altec): If the grounding system fails, the user has an increased risk of injury. Altec's own number: CSN 686.",
  "excerpt": "Altec Aerial Device, Altec Digger Derrick, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by Altec Industries Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 7 June 2018. 44 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Altec Aerial Devices and Digger Derrick vehicles. The high voltage grounding system may be equipped with improperly sized cable connection receptacles causing the high voltage grounding system to fail. 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 686. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V379 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: “If the grounding system fails, the user has an increased risk of injury.” 18V379 Altec Industries Inc. Electrical System 7 June 2018 2016-2017 ALTEC AERIAL DEVICE, ALTEC DIGGER DERRICK If the grounding system fails, the user has an increased risk of injury. Altec will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the high voltage grounding system cable ring terminal connectors and replace a",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:43:13+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:27:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Altec recall 18V379 (CSN 686): 2016-2017 Altec Aerial Devices and Digger Derrick\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v379/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}