Recall · 26V170000
Altec Industries recalled 2 models over exterior lighting
134
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
March 20, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- The defect
- Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2025 AC Series Crane and DT Series Digger Derrick vehicles. The harness intended to prevent Altec installed lighting from overloading the chassis lighting circuit was not installed, which may result in a loss of power to the body lighting or trailer lights.
- What it can cause
- Loss of body lighting or trailer lights increases the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Altec will notify owners to inspect their vehicle for the harness. If the harness is missing, a repair kit will be provided, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2026. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN-3295.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| AltecAC Series Crane | 2025 | Not published here |
| AltecDigger Derrick | 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 134 vehicles this is a small campaign: 66% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2025, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Altec vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 2 times before this, most recently in June 2024 as 24V439000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 12 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V541000 (forward collision avoidance), 26V409000 (equipment), 26V384000 (equipment), 26V247000 (forward collision avoidance).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Altec Industries, Inc. with NHTSA on March 20, 2026 as campaign 26V170000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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