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Altec Industries circuit breaker located under the hood may contact the hood, potentially resulting in an electrical short.

NHTSA campaign 18V-035 · Reported January 11, 2018 · 29 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Altec Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
29
REMEDY
Altec has notified owners, and dealers will update the circuit breaker bracket and install a insulating chafe pad, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Altec Industries Inc. reported a problem with the wiring fuses and circuit breakers. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

A circuit breaker located under the hood may contact the hood, potentially resulting in an electrical short.

WHY IT MATTERS

An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will update the circuit breaker bracket and install a insulating chafe pad, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-035.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 18V-035

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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