Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 11V418000

Equipment

TEREX TELELECT, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2011-08-08.

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V418000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
TEREX TELELECT, INC.
Vehicles affected
109
Reported to NHTSA
2011-08-08
Owners notified
2011-08-30

Defect description

TEREX IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2000 AND 2001 HR37M AND HR40M UTILITY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 2000 THROUGH DECEMBER 2001. THE AERIAL DEVICES INSTALLED ON THESE TRUCKS MAY CONTAIN A LOWER BOOM LIFT CYLINDER WITH DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. THE MATERIAL USED TO PRODUCE THE CYLINDER ROD ENDS WAS NOT TO SPECIFICATIONS.

Safety risk

THE CYLINDER ROD ENDS MAY CRACK CAUSING THE CYLINDER TO DISCONNECT WHILE IN USE. PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH CAN OCCUR TO THE USER OR TO PERSONS AROUND THE VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

TEREX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CYLINDER ROD ENDS FOR CRACKS. DEALERS WILL ALSO TEST THE CYLINDER MATERIAL FOR HARDNESS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TEREX UTILITIES WARRANTY DEPARTMENT BY CALLING 1-605-884-3892 OR EMAIL TO [email protected].

Notes

TEREX'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SN597.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> .

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
TEREX HR372001 2000
TEREX HR402001 2000

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.