2007 Genie TZ-34 & 2007 Genie TZ-50 recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain trailer mounted aerial work platform booms, the turntable bearing bolts may not be tightened to specifications. Bolts that are under-torqued CAN come loose over time.
💥 The risk
This could cause the turntable lift structure to separate from the chassis resulting in the platform falling increasing the risk of injury or a crash.
🔧 The fix
Repair instructions will be mailed to owners advising them to torque the turntable bearing bolts to specifications. The recall began on january 14, 2008. Owners may contact genie at 1-800-536-1800.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V558000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 070009
- Manufacturer
- GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 188
- Component
- STRUCTURE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-536-1800
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 14, 2008
- Built
- May 11, 2007 – Sep 12, 2007
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Genie recall no. 070009.customers may also 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.