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Altec Industries starter cable may be improperly secured, allowing the cable to chafe which could result in an electrical short.

NHTSA campaign 18V-346 · Reported May 25, 2018 · 133 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Altec Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
133
REMEDY
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and better secure the starter cable as needed, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Altec Industries Inc. reported a problem with the electrical system starter assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The starter cable may be improperly secured, allowing the cable to chafe which could result in an electrical short.

WHY IT MATTERS

An electrical short can increase the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Altec will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and better secure the starter cable as needed, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-346.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 18V-346

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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