2012 Terex Aerial Devices recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Terex South Dakota, Inc. (Terex) is recalling certain model year 2012 T292, TL, and NT Aerial Devices installed on utility trucks and equipped with a 110 VAC inverters. The Ground Fault Interrupt (GFI) may not offer GFI protection due to the neutral wire being ungrounded in the inverter.
💥 The risk
If the GFI does not function, and a tool that is plugged into the inverter has a short, the operator could receive an electrical shock, resulting in electrocution.
🔧 The fix
Terex will notify owners, and dealers will add a jumper wire between the neutral and ground wire, free of charge. The recall began on April 18, 2013. Owners may contact Terex at 1-605-882-4000.
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
- 13V088000
- Manufacturer recall #
- SN605
- Manufacturer
- Terex South Dakota, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 23
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 18, 2013
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Terex's recall campaign number is SN605.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.