Recall campaign · NHTSA 04V318000

Structure

GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2004-07-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 04V318000

Structure

Component
Structure
Manufacturer
GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Vehicles affected
240
Reported to NHTSA
2004-07-06
Owners notified
2004-07-26

Defect description

CERTAIN TRAILER MOUNTED AERIAL WORK PLATFORM BOOMS ARE EXPERIENCING STRUCTURAL FATIGUE, NEAR THE MOUNTING OF THE OUTRIGGER LIMIT SWITCH, DUE TO VIBRATION DURING ROAD TRAVEL.

Safety risk

THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE CHASSIS MAY BE COMPROMISED WHICH IN AN EXTREME CONDITION EVENTUALLY COULD BECOME UNSTABLE DURING TRANSPORT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

GENIE WILL PROVIDE KITS TO OWNERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 26, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT GENIE AT 1-866-927-7269.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
GENIE TZ-34/202004 2003

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.