NHTSA Campaign 10V028000

EQUIPMENT

Issued by TEREX TELELECT, INC. · Reported Jan 29, 2010 · 1,678 vehicles affected

What's wrong

TEREX TELELECT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998 THROUGH 2009 XT60 AERIAL DEVICES MOUNTED ON TRUCKS. THESE VEHICLES ARE USED TO ELEVATE PEOPLE INTO WORK AREAS UP TO 60 FEET IN THE AIR. CRACKS CAN DEVELOP AROUND THE LOWER BOOM HINGE PIN BOSS AT THE TURNTABLE WHICH CAN PROGRESS INTO FAILURE OF THE PLATES IF NOT DETECTED.

Consequence

FAILURE OF THE PLATES WILL CAUSE UNEXPECTED MOTION OF THE BOOM AND COULD CAUSE THE PLATFORM TO FALL, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO A PERSON STANDING ON THE PLATFORM.

Remedy

TEREX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TEREX UTILITIES WARRANTY DEPARTMENT AT 1-605-884-3892.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TEREX XT60 1998 1,678
TEREX XT60 1999 1,678
TEREX XT60 2000 1,678
TEREX XT60 2001 1,678
TEREX XT60 2002 1,678
TEREX XT60 2003 1,678
TEREX XT60 2004 1,678
TEREX XT60 2005 1,678
TEREX XT60 2006 1,678
TEREX XT60 2007 1,678
TEREX XT60 2008 1,678
TEREX XT60 2009 1,678

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V028000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.