NHTSA campaign 11V542000 · Terex campaign SN598

Terex Recall 11V-542: CRACKS IN THE PLATE WELDS OF THE LOWER BOOM PIVOT

NHTSA recall 11V542000 (Terex campaign SN598) was reported by TEREX SOUTH DAKOTA, INC. on November 9, 2011, with 5,123 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Terex XT55 for model years 2007–2009. Owners were notified on December 7, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 11V542000 (also written 11V-542 or 11V542)
Filed by: TEREX SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.
Terex campaign number: SN598
Report received: November 9, 2011
Potentially affected: 5,123 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment
Owners notified: December 7, 2011

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V542000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Terex

Terex XT55
- 2007, 2008, 2009

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V542000.

Defect description

TEREX IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1997 THROUGH 2009 XT55 AERIAL DEVICES MOUNTED ON TRUCKS. THESE VEHICLES ARE USED TO ELEVATE PERSONNEL TO TRIM TREES AND FOR UTILITY WORK WHILE PARKED IN THE WORK AREA. CRACKS CAN DEVELOP AROUND THE LOWER BOOM HINGE PIN BOSS AT THE TURNTABLE WHICH CAN PROGRESS INTO FAILURE OF THE PLATES IF NOT DETECTED.

Safety 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.

Manufacturer remedy

TEREX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 7, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TEREX UTILITIES WARRANTY DEPARTMENT AT 1-605-884-3892.

Notes

TEREX'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SN598.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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V542000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.