EQUIPMENTElpers 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.
Elpers Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data
NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 2013–2016
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Overview
Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Elpers vehicles. Our database also holds 1 safety recall campaign covering at least one Elpers model year.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Elpers models
Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford F-550 W/ Crane | 2013–2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Intl 4300 W/ Crane | 2013–2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Dodge 5500 W/ Crane | 2013–2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford F-450 W/ Crane | 2013–2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Intl 4400 W/ Crane | 2013–2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Intl Maxforce W/ Crane | 2013–2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Peterbilt 337 W/ Crane | 2013–2016 | 0 | 1 |
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.
Recently issued recalls
The 1 newest campaigns covering a Elpers vehicle in our database
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govBrowse by model year
Every year with at least one publishable Elpers model year
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications
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