Reissue of Crane Truck (8258)?

[calvinwashere2]

Does anyone know if this is a new model or is this just a release after not being available in US for a while:

http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=8258

[slacker]

I picked one up last xmas. I'm not sure how long it's been out.

[calvinwashere2]

I know it was out last year and then towards the end of the year it wasn't available anywhere and I heard that it was only available in a few other international markets. It looks like it came back to the US. I wonder if this is the last round before they discontinue it. It may be because the other crane had that recall or service pack thing that they're working on so they brought this back to "fill the void". Who knows what Lego is thinking, just speculation on my part.