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
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. 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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