Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V266000

Equipment

Adkins Truck Equipment Co filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-05-03.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V266000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Adkins Truck Equipment Co
Vehicles affected
77
Reported to NHTSA
2016-05-03
Owners notified
2016-05-05

Defect description

Adkins Truck Equipment Co. (Adkins) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Dominator-Propane, Dominator I, Dominator II, Dominator III, and Dominator IV trucks equipped with IMT cranes, models 6000, 7500, 8600, 9500, 10000, 12000, or 14000. The affected cranes have a valve bank cover that may crack and fall from the crane while the crane is being transported..

Safety risk

If the valve bank cover detaches from the crane it could be a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Adkins will notify owners, and dealers will replace the valve bank cover with a thicker cover, free of charge. The recall began during May 2016. Owners may contact Adkins customer service at 1-704-596-2299. Adkins' number for this recall is 16E-012.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

20 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
ADKINS Dominator I2016 2015 2014 2013
ADKINS Dominator II2016 2015 2014 2013
ADKINS Dominator III2016 2015 2014 2013
ADKINS Dominator IV2016 2015 2014 2013
ADKINS Dominator-Propane2016 2015 2014 2013

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.