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Altec Industries fuse for the battery was not installed to the guidelines.

NHTSA campaign 18V-553 · Reported August 22, 2018 · 40 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Altec Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
40
REMEDY
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the battery fuse location, relocating it if necessary, 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

The fuse for the battery was not installed to the guidelines. The incorrectly placed fuse may increase the risk for 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 the battery fuse location, relocating it if necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-553.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 18V-553

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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