Terex audit query AQ15002
Terex reporting. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this audit query about the equipment on 9 model years (2001–2003). Opened Jun 22, 2015, closed Apr 7, 2020 after 4.8 years without a recall. closed
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedThis Audit Query (AQ15-002) was opened on June 22, 2015 to investigate the timing and scope of Terex South Dakota, Inc. (Terex)?s determination and notification to NHTSA of a safety defect, as well as Terex?s compliance with reporting requirements under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and regulations. On May 29, 2015, Terex submitted a Defect Information Report to NHTSA describing a safety defect in the Lower Boom of 2002 XT55 and XT60 series aerial devices installed on certain trucks, encompassing approximately 48 vehicles (NHTSA Recall No. 15V-353). Based on available information, NHTSA decided to investigate the scope of Recall No. 15V-353, along with the timeliness of Terex?s defect determination and notification to NHTSA. NHTSA also decided to investigate Terex?s compliance with reporting requirements for manufacturer communications under 49 C.F.R. ? 579.5, as the last document submitted by Terex pursuant to that requirement prior to the opening of this investigation was during the third quarter of 2009. Information obtained from Terex?s response to NHTSA?s Special Order in this investigation revealed that, following the first reports of cracks (as early as 2004) and stress testing conducted on the boom arms at the upper and lower cylinder connections (also in 2004), Terex created ?Z-Kits? 887 and 1290 to offer a preventative welding reinforcement on the affected units. Terex did not conclude these cracks or test results indicated a safety defect existed on the aerial devices and did not issue a safety recall at that time. Additional reports of devices developing cracks, an incident involving the failure of a boom arm that allowed an aerial device lift bucket to drop while occupied, and a report identifying a deficiency in the metal used by Terex to manufacture the boom arms prompted Terex to further investigate the cracks occurring in the XT series aerial devices. Terex?s testing and evaluations indicated that at the time of manufacture, the material provided by the tubing supplier did not meet the requirements of the Terex specifications indicated on the Lower Boom engineering prints. Terex performed a search of its purchasing records to identify the batch of material that it felt was suspect and issued Recall No. 15V-353. After NHTSA opened this investigation, Terex continued to test additional material to determine if it was compliant with Terex?s specifications. This testing revealed that vehicles containing material that did not meet specifications were built outside of the date range specified for the original recall population. Based on its findings, Terex expanded the date range for the recall to encompass a period that included several months before and after any vehicle containing nonconforming material was built. On April 20, 2016 Terex issued NHTSA Recall No. 16V-233 to address the expanded group of vehicles built with material which did not conform to its material specifications and to repair them with a new aerial device meeting the correct specifications. Additionally, Terex provided NHTSA with copies of manufacturer communications it had not previously submitted pursuant to 49 C.F.R. ? 579.5 and committed to implementing changes to come into compliance with reporting requirements. Based on the specific circumstances of this investigation and available information, including Terex?s expansion of the recall to address the safety defect on its XT series of aerial devices, its actions to come into compliance with reporting requirements, and to adjudicate this query without it unduly lingering further, NHTSA is closing this investigation. However, NHTSA reserves the right to rev
A Audit Query is an audit of the manufacturer's own reporting obligations — early-warning data, recall notices, remedy — rather than of a vehicle condition. The summary is the agency’s own text from its investigation file, unedited; the opening and closing resumes with the full reasoning are on NHTSA’s site under this number.
What this means for an owner
Source: and what happens nextAn investigation is not a finding that a defect exists, and it puts no duty on anyone. NHTSA opens a Preliminary Evaluation when complaints and other reports suggest a condition worth asking the manufacturer about; it upgrades to an Engineering Analysis when the answers warrant testing; it closes either when it recommends a recall, when the manufacturer recalls on its own, or when no defect trend is found. The agency’s own goals are about four months for a petition, eight for a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query and eighteen for an Engineering Analysis; many run longer.
This one is closed. A audit query ends with NHTSA’s finding on the recall it examined — the remedy stands, is widened, or a new campaign follows; the file names the recall it concerned and NHTSA’s closing resume carries the reasoning.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themAlso named: 2001 Terex XT52; 2002 Terex XT52; 2003 Terex XT52; 2001 Terex XT55; 2002 Terex XT55; 2003 Terex XT55; 2001 Terex XT60; 2002 Terex XT60; 2003 Terex XT60.
A vehicle page’s investigation list carries the same action; a name here is the scope NHTSA opened, not a list of affected VINs.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationIs AQ15002 a recall?
No. A audit query is NHTSA asking questions, not a recall. A safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number and a duty to repair for free; this one closed without one. Whether one particular vehicle has an open recall is a VIN question at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is AQ15002 still open?
No. It closed on Apr 7, 2020 without a recall.
Which vehicles does AQ15002 cover?
NHTSA opened it on 9 model years: 2001 Terex XT52, 2002 Terex XT52, 2003 Terex XT52, 2001 Terex XT55, 2002 Terex XT55, 2003 Terex XT55 and more. That is the scope of the inquiry, not a list of affected vehicles; a recall, if one follows, defines its own population by VIN.