The defect
ON CERTAIN TRAILER MOUNTED AERIAL WORK PLATFORM BOOMS, THE HOLD DOWN BRACKET THAT SECURES THE MAST/UPPER STRUCTURE FOR TRANSPORT MAY BECOME DAMAGED OR LOOSE OVER TIME. IF THE MAST HOLD-DOWN BRACKET SUSTAINS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, IT MAY NO LONGER BE CAPABLE OF HOLDING THE TRAILER MAST IN PLACE DURING TRANSPORT.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN UPPER STRUCTURE MOVEMENT AND COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAILER BECOMING UNSTABLE WHEN ROUNDING A CORNER, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
GENIE WILL PROVIDE A MAST CRADLE REPLACEMENT KIT TO OWNERS OF ALL AFFECTED MACHINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 5, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GENIE AT 866-927-7269.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Genie TZ-50 | 2004 |
Components: STRUCTURE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genie TZ-50 | 2004 | 1 | 3 |
Other structure recalls in 2007
30 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the structure; GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 07V580000 18 Dec 2007 | BIG DOG MOTORCYCLES, LLC |
| 07V578000 18 Dec 2007 | TRUCK EQUIPMENT SERVICE COMPANY |
| 07V558000 12 Dec 2007 | GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 07V548000 3 Dec 2007 | COTTRELL, INC. |
| 07V543000 27 Nov 2007 | FONTAINE MODIFICATION CO. |
| 07V542000 21 Nov 2007 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 07V509000 1 Nov 2007 | EAST SIDE CUSTOM CHOPPERS, INC. |
| 07V495000 22 Oct 2007 | ACTION AUTO BODY, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007