Equipment: mechanical: winch
- Component
- Equipment: mechanical: winch
- Manufacturer
- Terex South Dakota, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 440
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2016-06-14
- Owners notified
- 2016-08-03
Defect description
Terex South Dakota, Inc. (TSD) is recalling certain model year 2016 HR, HRX, LT, LTM, TL, TC, and TCX aerial devices manufactured January 1, 2016, to May 12, 2016. These aerial devices have a hydraulic motor whose shaft may fail resulting in unexpected boom rotation or winch movement.
Safety risk
Unexpected boom rotation or winch movement may increase the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
TSD will notify owners, and instruct owners to inspect the hydraulic motor. Motors within a certain serial number range will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on August 3, 2016. Owners may contact TSD customer service at 1-800-982-8975. TSD's number for this recall is SN641.