{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Altec recall 18V434 (CSN 688): 2016-2017 Altec Aerial Devices and Service Body",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v434/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V434 (Altec): An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire. Altec's own number: CSN 688.",
  "excerpt": "Altec Aerial Device, Altec Service Body, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by Altec Industries Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 27 June 2018. 290 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Altec Aerial Devices and Service Body vehicles, built on Ram 5500 Diesel chassis. The positive stud on the lead acid battery disconnect bracket may contact the hood and cause an electrical short. 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 688. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V434 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: “An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire.” 18V434 Altec Industries Inc. Electrical System 27 June 2018 2016-2017 ALTEC AERIAL DEVICE, ALTEC SERVICE BODY An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire. Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lead acid battery disconnect, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2018. Owners may contact Altec customer service",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:48:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:33:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Altec recall 18V434 (CSN 688): 2016-2017 Altec Aerial Devices and Service Body\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v434/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}