Recall 08E043000: Equipment

NHTSA recall 08E043000 · announced July 1, 2008 · Terex · 60 units affected

The problem

TEREX TELELECT IS RECALLING 60 TCP40 SERIES AERIAL DEVICES BUILT IN 2007. THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE BOOM TIP BRACKET TO THE THIRD BOOM CAN LOOSEN AND BREAK.

The risk

IF THE FAILED FASTENERS ARE NOT REPAIRED OTHER COMPONENTS WILL EVENTUALLY BE DAMAGED AND MAY ALLOW THE PLATFORM TO ROTATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY.

What to do

TEREX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 16, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TEREX UTILITIES WARRANTY DEPARTMENT BY CALLING 1-605-882-4000.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

TEREX'S RECALL NO. CB581.CUSTOMERS MAY 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.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.