Tadano Steering

Tadano is recalling about 18 vehicles over a problem with the steering. This could cause a loss of steering control while driving increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
08V575000
Manufacturer
TADANO AMERICA CORPORATION
Reported
24 October 2008
Vehicles
18
Built between
Not published
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 November 2008
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2005 Tadano ATF110G-5
  • 2006-2007 Tadano ATF160G-5
  • 2006-2007 Tadano ATF220G-5

What the defect is

Tadano is recalling 31 my 2005-2007 ATF160G-5 and my 2006-2007 ATF220G-5 all terrain, 5 axle cranes . The steering lever mount pin for the first axle can break.

What could happen

This could cause a loss of steering control while driving increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL CHANGE THE STEERING LEVER MOUNT PIN TO A BIGGER SIZE WITH SUFFICIENT STRENGTH AND CHANGE THE STEERING LEVER BY REPLACEMENT OF THE MOUNTING PIN. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 17, 2008.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA24 October 2008
  2. Owners notified17 November 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 24 October 2008.

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 tadano at 1-281-869-0030.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
TADANO AMERICA CORPORATION
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 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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