The defect
Terex South Dakota, Inc. (Terex) is recalling certain model year 2001-2003 XT52, XT55 and XT60 aerial devices manufactured January 1, 2001, to May 31, 2003. The affected trucks have aerial devices that may have been built with lower booms made of material of insufficient strength.
The risk
Booms made from weaker materials may crack and fail, increasing the risk of injury to the boom operator or those nearby.
The remedy
Terex will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the lower boom to verify that it was made with the correct material. Any boom that was made with an improper material will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on June 9, 2016. Owners may contact Terex customer service at 1-800-982-8975. Terex's recall campaign number is SN618. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 15V-353.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Terex XT52 | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Terex XT55 | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Terex XT60 | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY
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 XT52 | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Terex XT52 | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Terex XT52 | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Terex XT55 | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Terex XT55 | 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| Terex XT55 | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Terex XT60 | 2001 | 0 | 3 |
| Terex XT60 | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Terex XT60 | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
Other structure recalls in 2016
58 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the structure; Terex South Dakota, Inc. filed 45 campaigns in all.
| 16V957000 31 Dec 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 16V952000 27 Dec 2016 | Southwest Products |
| 16V908000 16 Dec 2016 | Keystone RV Company |
| 16V896000 14 Dec 2016 | DRV Suites |
| 16V898000 14 Dec 2016 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 16V893000 13 Dec 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V891000 12 Dec 2016 | Ducati North America |
| 16V867000 2 Dec 2016 | Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016