By year
Owner complaints about Terex vehicles peaked at 1 in 2017
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Terex
The complete NHTSA record for Terex vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Terex recalls are filed by Terex South Dakota, part of Terex.
Owner complaints in the last five years01 on file in all, across 39 models
Recall campaigns3315 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations042 service bulletins
Components
Equipment draws the most owner complaints about Terex vehicles, 100% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The C5000 has the most complaints of any Terex model
Every Terex model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C5000 | 2015 to 2026 | 0 | None | 23 | 0 |
| C6000 | 2015 to 2026 | 0 | None | 23 | 0 |
| C4000 | 2015 to 2026 | 0 | None | 22 | 0 |
| General 65 | 2019 to 2026 | 0 | None | 17 | 0 |
| General 80 | 2015 to 2026 | 0 | None | 15 | 0 |
| Aerial Devices | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| Digger Derrick | 2015 to 2019 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| Tm-Series | 2015 to 2024 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| XT PRO | 2020 to 2024 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| General 95 | 2019 to 2026 | 0 | None | 8 | 0 |
| TL | 2015 to 2022 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| OM | 2016 to 2021 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| Optima HRX | 2016 to 2021 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| Optima TCX | 2016 to 2021 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| HRX | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| TCX | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| TL80 | 2019 to 2020 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| HR | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| TC | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Tl-Series | 2023 to 2025 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| TL48 | 2021 to 2023 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| XT PRO 56 | 2015 to 2017 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| XT PRO 60 | 2015 to 2017 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| RMX | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| SML | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| TL100 | 2019 to 2020 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| TL80/112 | 2019 to 2020 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| TLM | 2016 to 2017 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| TM100 | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| TM125 | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| C7000 | 2022 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| HR40 | 2025 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| HR46 | 2018 to 2025 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| LT | 2016 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Lt-Series | 2025 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| LTM | 2016 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| LTM40 | 2025 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Optima TC | 2022 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| SCM55 | 2025 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Terex product
- 26V-534 Aug 17, 2026
Insufficient weld on the plate weldment may crack, causing the retaining pin to separate
Equipment · 73 vehicles - 26E-016 Mar 30, 2026
Insufficient weld on the plate weldment may crack, causing the retaining pin to separate
Equipment · 3,015 vehicles - 26V-167 Mar 19, 2026
Insufficient weld on the plate weldment may crack, causing the retaining pin to separate
Equipment · 2,303 vehicles - 26V-006 Jan 12, 2026
Control valve may have been assembled with an incorrect plug, causing the hydraulic equipment to overheat
Equipment · 88 vehicles - 24V-740 Oct 3, 2024
Jib extension hydraulic cylinder rod may have a weak weld that can fail
Equipment · 37 vehicles - 24V-526 Jul 11, 2024
Replacement basket brackets may not be compatible with the original basket retaining pins and cause the basket to unintentionally tilt
Equipment · 172 vehicles - 24V-438 Jun 13, 2024
Master leveling controller may lose the ability to level the platform if power is lost while squeezing the enable trigger
Electrical system · 121 vehicles - 24V-042 Jan 25, 2024
Boom rotation bearing bolts may not be tightened properly
Equipment · 340 vehicles - 23V-703 Oct 19, 2023
Bolts used to mount the aerial device to the sub-base may not be tightened properly, which could result in bolt failure, allowing the aerial…
Equipment · 17 vehicles - 23V-396 Jun 2, 2023
Subframe which the aerial device bolts to may not be welded properly, which could result in weld failure, allowing the aerial device to fall
Equipment · 8 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.