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.
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.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 26V551 cover?
- Altec Service Body, model years 2021-2023.
- What is wrong with them?
- 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.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. 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 are expected to be mailed October 23, 2026. Owners may contact Altec's customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN-3360. This recall is an expansion of previous NHTSA recall number 23V357.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Altec calls this recall CSN-3360, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 26V551 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 27 August 2026 |
| Model years | 2021-2023 |
| Vehicles named | ALTEC SERVICE BODY |
What the notice says today
The defect
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.
The consequence
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
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 are expected to be mailed October 23, 2026. Owners may contact Altec's customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN-3360. This recall is an expansion of previous NHTSA recall number 23V357.
What it said before
Nothing has changed while we have been watching. We first read this campaign on 22 September 2026 and last read it on 22 September 2026.
The copy we hold today hashes to 56aa2e46549916f87fc4130efd9da11a…, so if it is ever edited the change is provable rather than a matter of memory.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
Official record: NHTSA campaign 26V551. Every Altec campaign we hold: Altec recalls.
Owners of these cars
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