NHTSA campaign 17V175000 · Altec campaign CSN 646
Altec Recall 17V-175: IMS Cable may Rub and Short Circuit
NHTSA recall 17V175000 (Altec campaign CSN 646) was reported by Altec Industries Inc. on March 14, 2017, with 335 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Altec Aerial Device and Altec Service Body for model years 2015–2016. Owners were notified on April 13, 2017, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 17V175000 (also written 17V-175 or 17V175)
- Filed by
- Altec Industries Inc.
- Altec campaign number
- CSN 646
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 335 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 62.69% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 17V175000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Altec
Altec Aerial Device
Altec Service Body
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17V175000.
Defect description
Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Aerial devices and Service Body Trucks equipped with certain JEMS 4A or JEMS 4E4 Idle Mitigation Systems (IMS). A cable within the IMS may have been improperly installed, possibly causing the cable to rub against an electrical component and short circuit.
Safety consequence
A short circuit increases the risk of fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Altec will notify owners, and dealers will replace and reroute the contactor cable within the IMS, free of charge. The recall began on April 13, 2017. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-205-991-7733. Altec's number for the recall is CSN 646.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 17V175000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.