Genie Equipment

Genie is recalling about 19 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Cracking in these supporting structures could result in the platform falling, increasing the risk of injuries and/or a vehicle crash.

Campaign
10V619000
Manufacturer
GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reported
9 December 2010
Vehicles
19
Built between
Jan 2010 – Mar 2010
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
31 January 2011
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2010 and March 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2010 Genie TZ-50Built January 2010 to March 2010

What the defect is

Genie is recalling certain model year 2011 TZ-50 trailers. Materials used in the boom and chassis components are susceptible to cracking.

What could happen

Cracking in these supporting structures could result in the platform falling, increasing the risk of injuries and/or a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

GENIE WILL BE CONTACTING DEALERS AND MACHINE OWNERS TO ARRANGE FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE AT A SPECIFIED GENIE FACILITY. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2011.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2010 to March 2010
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 December 2010
  3. Owners notified31 January 2011

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 9 December 2010.

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's service department at 800-536-1800.

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

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> .

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.

Same component

Same brand