OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

08E008000

Equipment

Reported Jan 25, 2008 · TEREX TELELECT, INC.

Summary

TEREX IS RECALLING 4,060 TC, TCX, XM, RM, RMX, OM, TM, HA, 6-SERIES, AND FC SERIES AERIAL DEVICES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC ROTARY SELECTOR VALVES, P/NOS 68698, 459713, 463130, 476618, AND 9118243, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1996 AND JANUARY 1, 2008. THE VALVE IS USED ON CLOSED CENTER, HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, AERIAL DEVICES. FAILURE CAN OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE AERIAL DEVICE IS OPERATING. THE AERIAL DEVICES ARE INSTALLED ON TRUCKS TO TRANSPORT THE AERIAL DEVICE TO THE WORK SITE TO FACILITATE WORKING ON ELECTRICAL POWER LINES AND COMMUNICATION LINES.

Consequence

FAILURE OF THE VALVE MAY CAUSE LOSS OF OIL, THE HANDLE BEING EXPELLED AT HIGH SPEED, AND THE MACHINE WILL BE INOPERABLE, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO THE OPERATOR.

Remedy

TEREX WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC ROTARY SELECT VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 7, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TEREX UTILITIES WARRANTY DEPARTMENT BY CALLING 1-605-882-4000.

Notes

TEREX RECALL NO. CB578.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.

Vehicle entries in this campaign

This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗