Terex Structure: Body

Terex is recalling about 1,332 vehicles over a problem with the structure. Booms made from weaker materials may crack and fail, increasing the risk of injury to the boom operator or those nearby.

Campaign
16V233000
Manufacturer
Terex South Dakota, Inc.
Reported
21 April 2016
Vehicles
1,332
Built between
Jan 2001 – May 2003
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
9 June 2016
Repaired
57%
Unrepaired
571

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2001 and May 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2001-2003 Terex XT52Built January 2001 to May 2003
  • 2001-2003 Terex XT55Built January 2001 to May 2003
  • 2001-2003 Terex XT60Built January 2001 to May 2003

Repair progress

571 of 1,332 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2017.

57% repaired — 761 of 1,332 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Terex South Dakota, Inc. (Terex) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 XT52, XT55 and XT60 aerial devices manufactured January 1, 2001, to May 31, 2003. The affected trucks have aerial devices that may have been built with lower booms made of material of insufficient strength.

What could happen

Booms made from weaker materials may crack and fail, increasing the risk of injury to the boom operator or those nearby.

What gets fixed

Terex will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the lower boom to verify that it was made with the correct material. Any boom that was made with an improper material will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on June 9, 2016.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2001 to May 2003
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA21 April 2016
  3. Owners notified9 June 2016
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2017 — 57% repaired

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 21 April 2016.

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 Terex customer service at 1-800-982-8975. Terex's recall campaign number is SN618. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 15V-353.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SN618
Recalling manufacturer
Terex South Dakota, 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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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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