GENIE TZ-34 2011: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 11V373000

Make Model Year
GENIE TZ-34 2011
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2011-08-02 2011-07-21 2011-07-25

Manufacturers Involved: Genie Industries, Inc.

Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 354

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

GENIE IS RECALLING CERTAIN TZ-34 AND TZ-50 TRAILER MOUNTED AERIAL WORK PLATFORM BOOMS, MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 02, 2011, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2011, THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED MOTOR CONTROLLER COMPONENT. THIS COMPONENT IS ALSO INSTALLED AS A SERVICE PART REPLACEMENT ON TMZ 34/19 AND TMZ 50 AS PART NUMBER 96769 AND KIT 99854 FROM APRIL 13, 2011, THROUGH JULY 13, 2011. THE MOTOR CONTROLLER CAN FAIL.

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 AUGUST 2, 2011. 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 .