The defect
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.
The 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.
The 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 UTILITIES.WARRANTY@TEREX.COM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Terex HR37 | 2000, 2001 |
| Terex HR40 | 2000, 2001 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terex HR37 | 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| Terex HR37 | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Terex HR40 | 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| Terex HR40 | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 2011
113 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the equipment; TEREX TELELECT, INC. filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 11V604000 28 Dec 2011 | JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 11V600000 21 Dec 2011 | ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. |
| 11V588000 14 Dec 2011 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
| 11V575000 8 Dec 2011 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 11V581000 8 Dec 2011 | KINGMOR SUPPLY, INC. |
| 11V571000 1 Dec 2011 | STARCRAFT BUS |
| 11V560000 30 Nov 2011 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 11V561000 22 Nov 2011 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011