Genie Structure

Genie is recalling about 188 vehicles over a problem with the structure. This could cause the turntable lift structure to separate from the chassis resulting in the platform falling increasing the risk of injury or a crash.

Campaign
07V558000
Manufacturer
GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reported
12 December 2007
Vehicles
188
Built between
May 2007 – Dec 2007
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 January 2008
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2007 and December 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2007 Genie TZ-34Built May 2007 to September 2007
  • 2007 Genie TZ-50Built May 2007 to December 2007

What the defect is

On certain trailer mounted aerial work platform booms, the turntable bearing bolts may not be tightened to specifications. Bolts that are under-torqued can come loose over time.

What could happen

This could cause the turntable lift structure to separate from the chassis resulting in the platform falling increasing the risk of injury or a crash.

What gets fixed

REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE MAILED TO OWNERS ADVISING THEM TO TORQUE THE TURNTABLE BEARING BOLTS TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 14, 2008.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2007 to December 2007
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 December 2007
  3. Owners notified14 January 2008

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 12 December 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 may contact genie at 1-800-536-1800.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
070009
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

Genie recall no. 070009.CUSTOMERS 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.

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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