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Altec Industries water can leak into the strobe lights, which may cause an electrical short-circuit.

NHTSA campaign 26V-551 · Reported August 27, 2026 · 280 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Altec Industries
VEHICLES AFFECTED
280
REMEDY
Altec will provide instructions to inspect the light assembly for moisture and install a new fuse.
COST
Free

The short version

Altec Industries, Inc. reported a problem with the emergency siren/lighting/strobes. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

Water can leak into the strobe lights, which may cause an electrical short-circuit.

WHY IT MATTERS

An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

Altec will provide instructions to inspect the light assembly for moisture and install a new fuse, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 26V-551.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 26V-551

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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