TEREX TC 9999: EQUIPMENT

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 07E028000

Make Model Year
TEREX TC NO YEAR
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2007-06-01 2007-04-27 2007-04-27

Production Dates: 1996-07-16 - 2004-02-01

Manufacturers Involved: Terex South Dakota, Inc.

Manufacturer Campaign Number: CB 573

Component: EQUIPMENT

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 446

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

CERTAIN TEREX AERIAL DEVICES P/NO. TC MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 16, 1996, AND FEBRUARY 1, 2004, INSTALLED ON TRUCKS TO TRANSPORT THE AERIAL DEVICE TO THE WORK SITE. TC MODEL AERIAL UNITS, WITH THE END MOUNT PLATFORM, HAVE A LEVELING SPROCKET AT THE LOWER BOOM THAT CAN DEVELOP CRACKS IN THE ARM WHICH CONTROLS PLATFORM POSITION. WHERE THE LEVELING CYLINDER ATTACHES TO THE ARM, IT CAN CRACK NEAR THE COUNTER SUNK GREASE FITTING AND OVER TIME FATIGUE AND FAIL.

Consequence

IF THE ARM FAILS, THE PLATFORM MOVEMENT IS NOT CONTROLLED AND MAY DUMP THE PLATFORM OCCUPANTS.

Remedy

TEREX TELELECT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE AERIAL UNITS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 1, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT TEREX AT 1-605-882-4000.

Notes

TEREX RECALL NO. CB 573.CUSTOMERS MAY 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.