NHTSA Campaign 07V558000

STRUCTURE

Issued by GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC. · Reported Dec 12, 2007 · 188 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Consequence

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.

Remedy

REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE MAILED TO OWNERS ADVISING THEM TO TORQUE THE TURNTABLE BEARING BOLTS TO SPECIFICATIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 14, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GENIE AT 1-800-536-1800.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
GENIE TZ-34 2007 188
GENIE TZ-50 2007 188

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V558000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.