2009–2011 Altec Service Body recall: door latches & locks
⚠️ What's wrong
Altec is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Service utility Body vehicles manufactured from may 2009 through may 2011. The compartment LATCH may fail in the secondary (safety catch) position.
💥 The risk
The compartment door on the utility Service Body could come open during transit if the primary latching position is not engaged. A person or object could then fall from the vehicle during operation, causing injury and/or property damage.
🔧 The fix
Altec will direct the customers to inspect the compartment door latches and replace any that do not hold in the secondary latching position. This Service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on september 7, 2011. Owners may contact altec at 1-877-462-5832.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V397000
- Manufacturer recall #
- CSN 546
- Manufacturer
- ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 4,500
- Component
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
- Owner phone
- 1-877-462-5832
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 7, 2011
- Built
- May 1, 2009 – May 31, 2011
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Altec's safety recall number is csn 546.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .