The Recall Desk
SevereNHTSA·12V022000·Announced 2012-01-26

Genie Trailer-Mounted Aerial Work Platform Recall for Fire Risk

Genie is recalling TZ-34 and TZ-50 trailer-mounted aerial work platforms because a motor controller failure can cause a fire.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard, which meets the rubric criteria for 'Severe' (score 4) due to significant injury/property-damage potential, even though specific injury reports are not detailed in the text.

Plain-English summary

Genie Industries, Inc. is recalling certain TZ-34 and TZ-50 trailer-mounted aerial work platform booms manufactured between January 1, 2010, and May 1, 2011. The recall is an expansion of a previous campaign (11V-373) and includes units where the affected motor controller was installed as a service part replacement on TMZ 34/19 and TMZ 50 units between January 1, 2010, and August 7, 2011.

The defect involves a motor controller that can fail, which may result in a fire. Approximately 537 units are affected by this recall.

Genie will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on March 8, 2012. Owners may contact Genie's Service Department at 1-800-536-1800 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
GENIE TZ-50, TZ-34
Brand
GENIE
Manufacturer
GENIE INDUSTRIES, INC.
Category
Vehicle — Aerial Work Platform
Hazard
Affected units
537

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • TZ-50
  • TZ-34

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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