Terex Recall 10V028000: Equipment

NHTSA recall 10V028000 · announced January 29, 2010 · filed by Terex Telelect, Inc. · 1,678 units affected

The problem

TEREX TELELECT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2009 XT60 AERIAL DEVICES MOUNTED ON TRUCKS. THESE VEHICLES ARE USED TO ELEVATE PEOPLE INTO WORK AREAS UP TO 60 FEET IN THE AIR. CRACKS CAN DEVELOP AROUND THE LOWER BOOM HINGE PIN BOSS AT THE TURNTABLE WHICH CAN PROGRESS INTO FAILURE OF THE PLATES IF NOT DETECTED.

The risk

FAILURE OF THE PLATES WILL CAUSE UNEXPECTED MOTION OF THE BOOM AND COULD CAUSE THE PLATFORM TO FALL, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO A PERSON STANDING ON THE PLATFORM.

What to do

TEREX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TEREX UTILITIES WARRANTY DEPARTMENT AT 1-605-884-3892.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

TEREX'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS CB591.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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 1998 Terex Xt60
• 1999 Terex Xt60
• 2000 Terex Xt60
• 2001 Terex Xt60
• 2002 Terex Xt60
• 2003 Terex Xt60
• 2004 Terex Xt60
• 2005 Terex Xt60
• 2006 Terex Xt60
• 2007 Terex Xt60
• 2008 Terex Xt60
• 2009 Terex Xt60

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