GENIE TZ-50 2010: EQUIPMENT

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 10V619000

Make Model Year
GENIE TZ-50 2010
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2011-01-31 2010-12-09 2010-12-14

Production Dates: 2010-01-25 - 2010-03-12

Manufacturers Involved: Genie Industries, Inc.

Component: EQUIPMENT

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 19

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

GENIE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 TZ-50 TRAILERS. MATERIALS USED IN THE BOOM AND CHASSIS COMPONENTS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRACKING.

Consequence

CRACKING IN THESE SUPPORTING STRUCTURES COULD RESULT IN THE PLATFORM FALLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES AND/OR A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy

GENIE WILL BE CONTACTING DEALERS AND MACHINE OWNERS TO ARRANGE FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE AT A SPECIFIED GENIE FACILITY. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GENIE'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 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 .