Doosan Bobcat and Hyundai Construction Equipment Recall 2,191 Excavators and Skid Loaders

by Mun Jewon

Published 12 Dec.2021 11:00(KST)

Hyundai Construction Equipment Excavator (Photo by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

Large-scale type violations were detected in skid loaders and excavators from Doosan Bobcat Korea, Samjeong Construction Machinery, and Hyundai Construction Equipment.

On the 12th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that, based on the investigation results from the Korea Transportation Safety Authority and the Construction Machinery Safety Management Institute in September, a total of 2,191 skid loaders and excavators manufactured by Doosan Bobcat Korea, Samjeong Construction Machinery, and Hyundai Construction Equipment were found to have violated the originally approved types, and corrective measures will be taken.

Among them, 1,901 skid loaders from Doosan Bobcat Korea and Samjeong Construction Machinery were produced with a top speed higher than the approved type, and 290 excavators from Hyundai Construction Equipment were found to have increased the vehicle weight by 0.5 tons without type change approval.

Although the construction machinery detected in this case was found to have no safety issues according to expert reviews, they violated type approval requirements, so sales have been immediately suspended. The government plans to correct the types to match the respective construction machinery.

Samjung Construction Machinery Skid Loader (Photo by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

Even if included in the corrective measures, there are no safety issues with the construction machinery, so already sold machinery can continue to be used.

To prevent inconvenience to owners due to type change approval or construction machinery registration changes, manufacturers will handle all administrative procedures and provide consumables such as engine oil and air conditioning filters to compensate for economic losses.