Forklift Strobe Lights

When the amber beacon on a lift truck stops flashing, the fix is usually a strobe, a bulb or a lens, and this page sorts all three. It holds about 145 forklift strobe lights and rotating beacons, from complete units for Toyota, Caterpillar, Yale and Hyster trucks to loose bulbs and lenses, mostly for Genie aerial lifts. Amber is the color named in about 105 of them.

Forklift Strobe Light Types

Most listings are complete strobe units, and they are worded in a very regular way. "Hyster 0383667, Strobe Light 12-80 Vdc Amber" and "Clark 2771995, strobe ml5 - 12-80v - amber" are the same style of listing, with the make and number first and the voltage range after. About 90 name a 12-80V range, so the voltage in the title is a quick filter when you sort through them.

Beacons are a separate shape. The word beacon turns up in 13 listings, and five of those say rotating beacon, including "FOR Genie 56.0010.0005, Light Assembly, Rotating Beacon." Seven listings say permanent mount. Colors other than amber are rare: "FOR TOYOTA 56680-U2170-71, LED STROBE 12-80V BLU" is one of only three LED strobes.

If the flasher still works and the dome is cracked, look for the loose pieces. There are 13 lens listings, such as "FOR GENIE STROBE LIGHT LENS 72282," and seven bulbs, such as "for Genie GS-4390 BULB, STROBE LIGHT 58973." The number in a lens or bulb listing is for that piece, so it won't match the number on the full unit.

Strobe Lights by Make

Genie leads with about 40 listings. Genie's strobe parts are tied to model codes, with about 10 for the AWP series (AWP-30S, AWP-36S and AWP-40S among them), 5 for the GR-12 and GR-15 and 3 for the GS-1530. Caterpillar and Yale each have about 20, Toyota about 15 and Hyster about 15.

The smaller counts are Clark and Crown at 8 each, JLG at 5, and Nissan, Komatsu and Daewoo at 3 each. For one make, the full pages are Toyota forklift parts, Caterpillar, Yale and Hyster. Next to them, the forklift lights page adds lamps, tail lights and work lights to the strobes.

Reading a Strobe Listing

Match the make's own number first. Toyota's run in a dashed form such as 56670-23600, Yale's are nine digits like 752511401, and Hyster's are seven, as in 3142024. A few listings, like "FOR Genie 39676, 39676GT," show the Genie number twice.

The code after the word strobe, such as ML5 in "CROWN 340004-1, STROBE ML5 - 12-80V - AMBER," is part of the listing wording and is worth copying into your search together with the number. If you want a different color or voltage than those shown, or a strobe from a make not on this page, call us at (708) 507-0707 or email with the truck model and a description, because we can often source parts that aren't listed.

Strobe Light FAQ

Is a beacon the same thing as a strobe?

The listings use both words, and sometimes together, as in "GENIE GS-1530 - 105557 BULB, ROTATING BEACON LIGHT." Both are on this page and both are counted in the 145.

Where do I find the number on a failed strobe?

Look at the housing or the base where it mounts, then compare it with the make's pattern above. Trucks that also need a new backup alarm have their own page for that.