The 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.
The risk
A crack in the frame may cause frame failure, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
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 Aerial Devices | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2011 | 0 | 7 |
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2012 | 0 | 10 |
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2013 | 0 | 9 |
| Terex Aerial Devices | 2014 | 0 | 8 |
Other structure recalls in 2014
27 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the structure; Terex South Dakota, Inc. filed 45 campaigns in all.
| 14V822000 29 Dec 2014 | Kia Motors America |
| 14V785000 10 Dec 2014 | Tishomingo Acquisition, LLC |
| 14V777000 5 Dec 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V765000 2 Dec 2014 | Triumph Motorcycles America, LTD |
| 14V677000 28 Oct 2014 | Morgan Olson Corporation |
| 14V646000 14 Oct 2014 | Vermeer Manufacturing Company |
| 14V559000 12 Sept 2014 | Lion Bus Inc. |
| 14V523000 3 Sept 2014 | Collins Bus Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014