Terex South Dakota, Inc.: Electrical System
Terex South Dakota, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 15, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 444. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The 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.
The 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.
The remedy
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.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Terex Aerial Devices | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Terex Digger Derrick | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Terex Aerial Devices | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Terex Digger Derrick | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Terex Aerial Devices | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Terex Digger Derrick | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Terex Aerial Devices | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Terex Digger Derrick | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Terex Aerial Devices | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Terex Digger Derrick | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Terex Aerial Devices | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Terex Digger Derrick | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 17V321000.
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