OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

18V520000

Equipment

Reported Aug 7, 2018 · Terex South Dakota, Inc.

Summary

Terex south Dakota, Inc. (Terex) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Terex C4000, C5000, C6000, and General digger derricks. The welds between the coupler and hex shaft may be undersized, causing them to fail and the auger to fall unexpectedly.

Consequence

If the auger falls, it can increase the risk of injury to the user or bystanders.

Remedy

Terex will notify owners, and dealers will either repair the weld or replace the affected component, free of charge. The recall began October 3, 2018. Owners may contact Terex customer service at 1-605-882-4000. Terex's number for this recall is SN665.

Notes

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.

This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.

Vehicle entries in this campaign

2018 Terex C5000 2018 Terex General 80 2018 Terex C4000 2018 Terex C6000 2017 Terex General 80 2017 Terex C6000 2017 Terex C4000 2017 Terex C5000 2016 Terex C5000 2016 Terex C4000 2016 Terex General 80 2016 Terex C6000 2015 Terex C4000 2015 Terex C5000 2015 Terex General 80 2015 Terex C6000

This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗