The defect
GENIE IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 TZ-50 TRAILERS. MATERIALS USED IN THE BOOM AND CHASSIS COMPONENTS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRACKING.
The risk
CRACKING IN THESE SUPPORTING STRUCTURES COULD RESULT IN THE PLATFORM FALLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURIES AND/OR A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
GENIE WILL BE CONTACTING DEALERS AND MACHINE OWNERS TO ARRANGE FOR THE WORK TO BE DONE AT A SPECIFIED GENIE FACILITY. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GENIE'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 800-536-1800.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Genie TZ-50 | 2010 |
Components: EQUIPMENT
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 | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 2010
162 of the 647 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2010 concerned the equipment; GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 10V652000 28 Dec 2010 | COACH AND EQUIPMENT MFG CORP. |
| 10V645000 27 Dec 2010 | CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC. |
| 10V642000 21 Dec 2010 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC - DBA SPRINTER |
| 10V637000 21 Dec 2010 | CORP. MICRO BIRD, INC. |
| 10V653000 20 Dec 2010 | PETERSON INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 10V626000 17 Dec 2010 | CARRIAGE, INC |
| 10V650000 17 Dec 2010 | ENTEGRA COACH |
| 10V646000 17 Dec 2010 | THOR MOTOR COACH |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2010