Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V276000

Equipment

Elpers Truck Equipment filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-05-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V276000

Equipment

Component
Equipment
Manufacturer
Elpers Truck Equipment
Vehicles affected
35
Reported to NHTSA
2016-05-10
Owners notified
2016-05-25

Defect description

Elpers Truck Equipment (Elpers) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Peterbilt 337, International 4300, 4400, Maxforce, Dodge 5500, and Ford F-450, and F-550 trucks manufactured April 4, 2013, to January 22, 2016 and equipped with IMT cranes, models 6000, 7500, 8600, 9500, 10000, 12000, and 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

Elpers will notify owners, and dealers will replace the valve bank cover, with a thicker gauge cover, free of charge. The recall began on May 25, 2016. Owners may contact Elpers' customer service at 1-877-244-4596. Elpers' number for this recall is TB2016001 - IMT dist.

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

28 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
ELPERS Dodge 5500 W/ Crane2016 2015 2014 2013
ELPERS Ford F-450 W/ Crane2016 2015 2014 2013
ELPERS Ford F-550 W/ Crane2016 2015 2014 2013
ELPERS Intl 4300 W/ Crane2016 2015 2014 2013
ELPERS Intl 4400 W/ Crane2016 2015 2014 2013
ELPERS Intl Maxforce W/ Crane2016 2015 2014 2013
ELPERS Peterbilt 337 W/ Crane2016 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.