2011 Terex Aerial Devices: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the 2011 Terex Aerial Devices. The newest campaign is 25V562000. NHTSA received the report on 29 Aug 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Frame and Members. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
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Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V562000, in the NHTSA record
Altec will provide owners with instructions to inspect the cable crimps. If the cables are improperly crimped, Altec will provide instructions and a kit to replace the wire rope assemblies. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 24, 2025. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN-3246.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
7 campaigns, newest first. 3,727 units in total.
- 25V562000Structure / Frame and Members
- 17V320000Equipment
- 16V177000Structure
- 16V174000Structure
- 16V118000Equipment
- 16V040000Structure
- 14V287000Structure / Frame and Members
25V562000Received . 903 units.
Structure / Frame and Members
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Altec Industries Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2011-2025 Aerial Device, Digger Derrick, and 2022-2025 Service Body vehicles. The cable step wire rope assembly may be improperly secured, which can allow the cable entry step to detach from the vehicle.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A cable step that fails during use increases the risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Altec will provide owners with instructions to inspect the cable crimps. If the cables are improperly crimped, Altec will provide instructions and a kit to replace the wire rope assemblies. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 24, 2025. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this recall is CSN-3246.
Report filed by Altec Industries, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number CSN-3246. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
17V320000Received . 58 units.
Equipment
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Terex South Dakota (TSD) is recalling certain 2007-2016 vehicles equipped with Terex C4000, FC, HR, HRX, SCM, TC, TCX, TL, TPL, and XT aerial devices and digger derricks used for utility line work. In the event of a short circuit of a tool plugged into the onboard electrical socket, the GFPE breaker may not trip at the proper current before the user receives a shock.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Without proper protection against electrical shock, the user has a greater risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
TSD will notify owners, and dealers will replace the breakers with GFCI breakers that will trip at a lower current, free of charge. The recall began on June 27, 2017. Owners may contact TSD Customer Service Department at 1-800-982-8975. TSD's number for this recall is SN658.
Report filed by Terex South Dakota, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SN658. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V177000Received . 2,153 units.
Structure
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Terex South Dakota (Terex) is recalling certain model year 2011-2016 HR, HRX, TC, TCX, and SML aerial devices. The affected aerial devices may have inadequate welds at the boom tip leveling sprockets. A failure of these welds may result in the platform tilting unexpectedly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the platform tilts unexpectedly, the user may fall, increasing their risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Terex will notify owners. Terex will notify owners and provide a leveling sprocket for any unit with a cracked weld on the leveling sprocket or provide a reinforcement kit for any unit without a cracked weld on the leveling sprocket, free of charge. The recall began on May 24, 2016. Owners may contact Terex South Dakota at 1-800-982-8975. Terex's number for this recall is SN638.
Report filed by Terex South Dakota, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SN638. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V174000Received . 33 units.
Structure
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Terex South Dakota, Inc. (Terex) is recalling certain model year 2007-2013 TLM37, TLM40, TLM41, and TLM50 aerial devices manufactured March 29, 2007, to January 31, 2013. The aerial devices have the pedestal attached to the lift turrets that may crack due to missing reinforcements.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Cracks, if not repaired, may result in the failure of the aerial pedestal, increasing the risk of injury to the operator or those nearby.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Terex will notify owners, and dealers will install reinforcement plates on the pedestal, free of charge. The recall began on April 22, 2016. Owners may contact Terex customer service at 1-800-982-8975. Terex's number for this recall is SN622.
Report filed by Terex South Dakota, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SN622. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V118000Received . 465 units.
Equipment
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Terex South Dakota, Inc. (Terex) is recalling certain 2008-2015 TLM37, TLM37P, TLM39, TLM41, TLM50, TLM55, and TLLM60 aerial devices manufactured June 18, 2008, to September 28, 2015. On the affected devices, both the boom tip leveling cylinder and the master cylinder at the elbow may make contact with the structural components, potentially damaging the boom tip leveling cylinder rod eye and the master cylinder rod eye.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Repeated contact may result in the rod eyes cracking. This cracking can lead to the failure of the boom tip leveling cylinder rod eye and the platform tilting unexpectedly which could cause the occupants to fall from the aerial platform, increasing their risk of injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Terex will notify owners, and dealers will modify the aerial devices to prevent the components from making contact. The recall began on April 11, 2016. Owners may contact Terex customer service at 1-800-982-8975. Terex's number for this recall is SN621.
Report filed by Terex South Dakota, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SN621. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V040000Received . 73 units.
Structure
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Terex South Dakota, Inc. (Terex) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 SCM48, SCM50, and SCM55 aerial devices manufactured August 24, 2011, to November 5, 2015. The affected vehicles have a leveling cylinder linkage that can be forced past its intended stop position, causing damage to, and failure of, the leveling system.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the leveling system fails, the aerial platform may tilt, increasing the risk of injury to the user or those nearby.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Terex will notify owners, and dealers will install a stop to prevent excessive cylinder linkage movement, free of charge. The recall began on February 22, 2016. Owners may contact Terex customer service at 1-800-982-8975. Terex's number for this recall is SN627.
Report filed by Terex South Dakota, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SN627. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
14V287000Received . 42 units.
Structure / Frame and Members
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Terex South Dakota, Inc. (Terex) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 TLM series models manufactured from December 2006 through February 2014 which were installed on Ford F550 vehicles. The affected vehicles may develop a crack in a notch of the vehicle frame.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A crack in the frame may cause frame failure, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Terex will notify owners, and dealers will repair any cracked frames and install a preventative reinforcement on the affected vehicles which have not cracked, free of charge. The recall began on July 8, 2014. Owners may contact Terex customer service at 1-605-882-4000. Terex's number for this recall is SN610.
Report filed by Terex South Dakota, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number SN610. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2011 Terex Aerial DevicesThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2011 Terex Aerial Devices: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/terex/aerial-devices/2011/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Altec Industries, Inc.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2011 Terex Aerial Devices?
- 3,727 units in 7 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Terex Aerial Devices have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns for the Terex Aerial Devices, model years 1998 to 2017. 7 of them name the 2011 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2011 Terex Aerial Devices open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.