{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Altec recall 26V551 (CSN-3360): strobe light may short circuit, 280 vehicles",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v551/",
  "summary": "Altec recall 26V551: An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire. Affected models, the fix, and every change since it was filed.",
  "excerpt": "Altec Service Body, model years 2021 to 2023. Filed by Altec Industries, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 27 August 2026. 280 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Service Body vehicles. Water can leak into the strobe lights, which may cause an electrical short-circuit. 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 Altec's own number for this recall: CSN-3360. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V551 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. 26V551 Altec Industries, Inc. Equipment 27 August 2026 2021-2023 ALTEC SERVICE BODY Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Service Body vehicles. Water can leak into the strobe lights, which may cause an electrical short-circuit. An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire. Altec will provide instructions to inspect the light assembly for moisture and install a new fuse. If moisture is found or the light is inoperative, a light replacement kit will be installed, free of charge. Owner notification letters",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-22T00:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-22T00:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Altec recall 26V551 (CSN-3360): strobe light may short circuit, 280 vehicles\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v551/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}