Genie Structure

Genie is recalling about 240 vehicles over a problem with the structure. The structural integrity of the chassis may be compromised which in an extreme condition eventually could become unstable during transport, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
04V318000
Manufacturer
GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reported
6 July 2004
Vehicles
240
Built between
Apr 2003 – Oct 2003
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 July 2004
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2003 and October 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2003-2004 Genie TZ-34/20Built April 2003 to October 2003

What the defect is

Certain trailer mounted aerial work platform booms are experiencing structural fatigue, near the mounting of the outrigger limit switch, due to vibration during road travel.

What could happen

The structural integrity of the chassis may be compromised which in an extreme condition eventually could become unstable during transport, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

GENIE WILL PROVIDE KITS TO OWNERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 26, 2004.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2003 to October 2003
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 July 2004
  3. Owners notified26 July 2004

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 July 2004.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners should contact genie at 1-866-927-7269.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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