Terex Equipment

Terex is recalling about 446 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the arm fails, the platform movement is not controlled and may dump the platform occupants.

Campaign
07E028000
Manufacturer
TEREX TELELECT, INC.
Reported
27 April 2007
Vehicles
446
Built between
Jul 1996 – Feb 2004
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 June 2007
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1996 and February 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Terex TCBuilt July 1996 to February 2004

What the defect is

Certain terex aerial devices p/no. Tc manufactured between july 16, 1996, and february 1, 2004, installed on trucks to transport the aerial device to the work site. Tc model aerial units, with the end mount platform, have a leveling sprocket at the lower boom that can develop cracks in the arm which controls platform position. Where the leveling cylinder attaches to the arm, it can crack near the counter sunk grease fitting and over time fatigue and fail.

What could happen

If the arm fails, the platform movement is not controlled and may dump the platform occupants.

What gets fixed

TEREX TELELECT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE AERIAL UNITS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 1, 2007.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1996 to February 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA27 April 2007
  3. Owners notified1 June 2007

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 27 April 2007.

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 can contact terex at 1-605-882-4000.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
CB 573
Recalling manufacturer
TEREX TELELECT, 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

Terex recall no. Cb 573.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.

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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