NHTSA Recall 17V321000
Filed by Terex South Dakota, Inc.. Component: Electrical System. Reported 2017-05-15. An estimated 444 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
Terex South Dakota (TSD) is recalling certain 2012-2017 Digger Derricks and Aerial Devices, models C4000, C5000, C6000, C7000, General, HR, OM, RM,RMX, SC, SCM, TC, TCX, TL, TM, and XT, built on Freightliner chassis with SmartPlex engine controls. The vehicles have a switch to monitor whether the hood is open or not. If the switch thinks that the hood is open, the vehicle software may disable the Aerial or Digger Derrick remote engine control functions.
Risk
If the hood switch prevents the remote engine controls from shutting the vehicle engine down in the event of a hydraulic issue on the Aerial or Digger Derrick, it may increase the risk of an injury.
What the manufacturer will do
TSD will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the vehicles to only disable the engine start function if the switch indicates that the hood is open, free of charge. The recall began on June 28, 2017. Owners may contact TSD Customer Service Department at 1-800-982-8975. TSD's number for this recall is SN659.
Manufacturer campaign number: SN659
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2012 Terex Aerial Devices
- 2013 Terex Aerial Devices
- 2014 Terex Aerial Devices
- 2015 Terex Aerial Devices
- 2016 Terex Aerial Devices
- 2017 Terex Aerial Devices
- 2012 Terex Digger Derrick
- 2013 Terex Digger Derrick
- 2014 Terex Digger Derrick
- 2015 Terex Digger Derrick
- 2016 Terex Digger Derrick
- 2017 Terex Digger Derrick