{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Altec recall 18V873 (CSN 708): 2017-2018 Digger Derrick, Aerial Devices, and Service Body",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v873/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V873 (Altec): If the brake lights incorrectly illuminate, it can confuse other drivers, possibly increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Altec Aerial Device, Altec Digger Derrick, Altec Service Body, model years 2017 to 2018. Filed by Altec Industries Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 7 December 2018. 156 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Altec Industries, Inc is recalling certain 2017-2018 Digger Derrick, Aerial Devices, and Service Body vehicles, equipped with Whelen accessory brake lights. Depending on the specific wiring of the vehicle, these brake lights may illuminate when the brake pedal has not been pressed. As such these vehicles fail to … 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 708. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V873 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 brake lights incorrectly illuminate, it can confuse other drivers, possibly increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V873 Altec Industries Inc. Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights 7 December 2018 2017-2018 ALTEC AERIAL DEVICE, ALTEC DIGGER DERRICK, ALTEC SERVICE BODY If the brake lights incorrectly illuminate, i",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:04:01+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-23T20:04:01+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Altec recall 18V873 (CSN 708): 2017-2018 Digger Derrick, Aerial Devices, and Service Body\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v873/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}