2013 TEREX AERIAL DEVICES Recalls (11)

Campaign:
13V201000 on 05/15/2013
Component:
Equipment
Manufactured:
08/31/2012 - 02/27/2013
Affected:
118
Defect:
Terex is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 aerial devices and digger derricks manufactured september 2012 through february 2013. the lock valve cavity in the outrigger cylinder may be machined incorrectly and the seals may be damaged.
Consequence:
Damaged seals may allow the outrigger to drift. if the outrigger cylinder drifts, stability may be affected and the unit may overturn, increasing the risk of injury.
Correction:
Terex will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected outriggers to determine if they were machined correctly. the inspection and any necessary repairs will be performed free of charge. the recall began on may 30, 2013. owners may contact terex at 1-605-884-3892. terex's recall campaign number is sn607.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
14V287000 on 05/29/2014
Component:
Structure:frame and members
Manufactured:
11/30/2006 - 02/27/2014
Affected:
42
Defect:
Terex south dakota, inc. (terex) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 tlm series models manufactured from december 2006 through february 2014 which were installed on ford f550 vehicles. the affected vehicles may develop a crack in a notch of the vehicle frame.
Consequence:
A crack in the frame may cause frame failure, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Correction:
Terex will notify owners, and dealers will repair any cracked frames and install a preventative reinforcement on the affected vehicles which have not cracked, free of charge. the recall began on july 8, 2014. owners may contact terex customer service at 1-605-882-4000. terex's number for this recall is sn610.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
15V512000 on 08/12/2015
Component:
Structure:frame and members
Manufactured:
06/02/2013 - 11/12/2014
Affected:
386
Defect:
Terex south dakota, inc. (terex) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 aerial devices and digger derrick trucks manufactured from june 3, 2013, through november 13, 2014. due to an issue in assembly, the vertical cylinders and, by extension, the outriggers may drift when loaded.
Consequence:
Outrigger drifting could result in the platform falling and seriously injuring platform occupants or bystanders.
Correction:
Terex will notify owners, and dealers will install the orifice and replace the affected valves, free of charge. the recall began on november 5, 2015. owners may contact terex customer service at 1-605-882-4000. terex's number for this recall is sn619.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
16V040000 on 01/25/2016
Component:
Structure
Manufactured:
08/23/2011 - 11/04/2015
Affected:
73
Defect:
Terex south dakota, inc. (terex) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 scm48, scm50, and scm55 aerial devices manufactured august 24, 2011, to november 5, 2015. the affected vehicles have a leveling cylinder linkage that can be forced past its intended stop position, causing damage to, and failure of, the leveling system.
Consequence:
If the leveling system fails, the aerial platform may tilt, increasing the risk of injury to the user or those nearby.
Correction:
Terex will notify owners, and dealers will install a stop to prevent excessive cylinder linkage movement, free of charge. the recall began on february 22, 2016. owners may contact terex customer service at 1-800-982-8975. terex's number for this recall is sn627.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
16V118000 on 02/28/2016
Component:
Equipment
Manufactured:
06/17/2008 - 09/27/2015
Affected:
465
Defect:
Terex south dakota, inc. (terex) is recalling certain 2008-2015 tlm37, tlm37p, tlm39, tlm41, tlm50, tlm55, and tllm60 aerial devices manufactured june 18, 2008, to september 28, 2015. on the affected devices, both the boom tip leveling cylinder and the master cylinder at the elbow may make contact with the structural components, potentially damaging the boom tip leveling cylinder rod eye and the master cylinder rod eye.
Consequence:
Repeated contact may result in the rod eyes cracking. this cracking can lead to the failure of the boom tip leveling cylinder rod eye and the platform tilting unexpectedly which could cause the occupants to fall from the aerial platform, increasing their risk of injury.
Correction:
Terex will notify owners, and dealers will modify the aerial devices to prevent the components from making contact. the recall began on april 11, 2016. owners may contact terex customer service at 1-800-982-8975. terex's number for this recall is sn621.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
16V174000 on 03/27/2016
Component:
Structure
Manufactured:
03/28/2007 - 01/30/2013
Affected:
33
Defect:
Terex south dakota, inc. (terex) is recalling certain model year 2007-2013 tlm37, tlm40, tlm41, and tlm50 aerial devices manufactured march 29, 2007, to january 31, 2013. the aerial devices have the pedestal attached to the lift turrets that may crack due to missing reinforcements.
Consequence:
Cracks, if not repaired, may result in the failure of the aerial pedestal, increasing the risk of injury to the operator or those nearby.
Correction:
Terex will notify owners, and dealers will install reinforcement plates on the pedestal, free of charge. the recall began on april 22, 2016. owners may contact terex customer service at 1-800-982-8975. terex's number for this recall is sn622.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
16V177000 on 03/28/2016
Component:
Structure
Manufactured:
06/30/2011 - 03/20/2016
Affected:
2,153
Defect:
Terex south dakota (terex) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 hr, hrx, tc, tcx, and sml aerial devices. the affected aerial devices may have inadequate welds at the boom tip leveling sprockets. a failure of these welds may result in the platform tilting unexpectedly.
Consequence:
If the platform tilts unexpectedly, the user may fall, increasing their risk of injury.
Correction:
Terex will notify owners. terex will notify owners and provide a leveling sprocket for any unit with a cracked weld on the leveling sprocket or provide a reinforcement kit for any unit without a cracked weld on the leveling sprocket, free of charge. the recall began on may 24, 2016. owners may contact terex south dakota at 1-800-982-8975. terex's number for this recall is sn638.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
17V321000 on 05/16/2017
Component:
Electrical system
Manufactured:
06/20/2012 - 04/27/2017
Affected:
444
Defect:
Terex south dakota (tsd) is recalling certain 2012-2017 digger derricks and aerial devices, models c4000, c5000, c6000, c7000, general, hr, om, rm,rmx, sc, scm, tc, tcx, tl, tm, and xt, built on freightliner chassis with smartplex engine controls. the vehicles have a switch to monitor whether the hood is open or not. if the switch thinks that the hood is open, the vehicle software may disable the aerial or digger derrick remote engine control functions.
Consequence:
If the hood switch prevents the remote engine controls from shutting the vehicle engine down in the event of a hydraulic issue on the aerial or digger derrick, it may increase the risk of an injury.
Correction:
Tsd will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the vehicles to only disable the engine start function if the switch indicates that the hood is open, free of charge. the recall began on june 28, 2017. owners may contact tsd customer service department at 1-800-982-8975. tsd's number for this recall is sn659.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
17V321000 on 05/16/2017
Component:
Electrical system
Manufactured:
06/20/2012 - 04/27/2017
Affected:
444
Defect:
Terex south dakota (tsd) is recalling certain 2012-2017 digger derricks and aerial devices, models c4000, c5000, c6000, c7000, general, hr, om, rm,rmx, sc, scm, tc, tcx, tl, tm, and xt, built on freightliner chassis with smartplex engine controls. the vehicles have a switch to monitor whether the hood is open or not. if the switch thinks that the hood is open, the vehicle software may disable the aerial or digger derrick remote engine control functions.
Consequence:
If the hood switch prevents the remote engine controls from shutting the vehicle engine down in the event of a hydraulic issue on the aerial or digger derrick, it may increase the risk of an injury.
Correction:
Tsd will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the vehicles to only disable the engine start function if the switch indicates that the hood is open, free of charge. the recall began on june 28, 2017. owners may contact tsd customer service department at 1-800-982-8975. tsd's number for this recall is sn659.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
17V320000 on 05/16/2017
Component:
Electrical system
Manufactured:
12/25/2007 - 09/26/2016
Affected:
58
Defect:
Terex south dakota (tsd) is recalling certain 2007-2016 vehicles equipped with terex c4000, fc, hr, hrx, scm, tc, tcx, tl, tpl, and xt aerial devices and digger derricks used for utility line work. in the event of a short circuit of a tool plugged into the onboard electrical socket, the gfpe breaker may not trip at the proper current before the user receives a shock.
Consequence:
Without proper protection against electrical shock, the user has a greater risk of injury.
Correction:
Tsd will notify owners, and dealers will replace the breakers with gfci breakers that will trip at a lower current, free of charge. the recall began on june 27, 2017. owners may contact tsd customer service department at 1-800-982-8975. tsd's number for this recall is sn658.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
17V320000 on 05/16/2017
Component:
Equipment
Manufactured:
12/25/2007 - 09/26/2016
Affected:
58
Defect:
Terex south dakota (tsd) is recalling certain 2007-2016 vehicles equipped with terex c4000, fc, hr, hrx, scm, tc, tcx, tl, tpl, and xt aerial devices and digger derricks used for utility line work. in the event of a short circuit of a tool plugged into the onboard electrical socket, the gfpe breaker may not trip at the proper current before the user receives a shock.
Consequence:
Without proper protection against electrical shock, the user has a greater risk of injury.
Correction:
Tsd will notify owners, and dealers will replace the breakers with gfci breakers that will trip at a lower current, free of charge. the recall began on june 27, 2017. owners may contact tsd customer service department at 1-800-982-8975. tsd's number for this recall is sn658.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

2013 TEREX AERIAL DEVICES TSBs (3)

Bulletin:
SN640
Component:
160000 structure
Summary:
Letter and bulletin sent to owners of off road track vehicles which may see cracks in mounting due to flexibility in the track vehicle frame. this mounting is unique to off road track vehicles.
Bulletin:
PA653
Component:
356000 equipment adaptive
Summary:
Inform users of changes to osha fall protection requirements for platform occupants of aerial devices and digger derricks. due to rewrite of osha 1926 subpart v.
Bulletin:
SN661
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
17i aerial equipment has control valves manufactured with potential leakage path. no affected units have been sold in the usa, this model was only shipped to dealers in china and austrailia for installation. the leakage can cause the upper

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