Genie Electrical System: Cables

Genie is recalling about 40 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. The excessive heat build-up can result in a fire, increasing the risk of injury at the work area.

Campaign
19V253000
Manufacturer
Genie Industries, Inc.
Reported
28 March 2019
Vehicles
40
Built between
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
23 May 2019
Repaired
23%
Unrepaired
6

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2019 and January 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2019 Genie TZ-34Built January 2019 to January 2019
  • 2019 Genie TZ-50Built January 2019 to January 2019

Repair progress

6 of 40 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2021.

23% repaired — 9 of 40 reported

Owners not reachable
2
Scrapped or exported
23

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

Genie Industries, Inc. (Genie) is recalling certain 2019 TZ-34 and TZ-50 trailer-mounted aerial devices. The battery cable ends at the quick disconnect may have been improperly crimped, resulting in possible excessive heat build-up of the conductor.

What could happen

The excessive heat build-up can result in a fire, increasing the risk of injury at the work area.

What gets fixed

Genie will notify owners and provide a replacement quick disconnect battery cable. The recall began May 23, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2019 to January 2019
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA28 March 2019
  3. Owners notified23 May 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2021 — 23% 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 28 March 2019.

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 customer service at 1-800-536-1800. Genie's number for this recall is 190009.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
190009
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 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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