GENIE TZ-34 2010: EQUIPMENT

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 12V022000

Make Model Year
GENIE TZ-34 2010
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2012-03-08 2012-01-26 2012-01-26

Production Dates: 2010-01-01 - 2011-05-01

Manufacturers Involved: Genie Industries, Inc.

Component: EQUIPMENT

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 537

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

GENIE IS RECALLING CERTAIN TZ-34 AND TZ-50 TRAILER MOUNTED AERIAL WORK PLATFORM BOOMS, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1, 2010, THROUGH MAY 1, 2011, BECAUSE THE MOTOR CONTROLLER CAN FAIL. THIS COMPONENT WAS ALSO INSTALLED AS A SERVICE PART REPLACEMENT ON TMZ 34/19 AND TMZ 50 UNITS AS PART NUMBER 96769 AND KIT 99854 FROM JANUARY 1, 2010, THROUGH AUGUST 7, 2011. THIS RECALL IS AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUS RECALL. PLEASE SEE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V-373.

Consequence

FAILURE OF THE MOTOR CONTROLLER CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

GENIE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 8, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GENIE'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-536-1800.

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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .