Equipment (Elpers)
Vehicle recall 16V-276. NHTSA received Elpers Truck Equipment’s report on May 10, 2016.
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NHTSA received Elpers Truck Equipment’s report on May 10, 2016. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
If the valve bank cover detaches from the crane it could be a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
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.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Equipment.
What should you do?
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.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 35 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Elpers Ford F-450 W/ Crane20162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Elpers Intl Maxforce W/ Crane20162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Elpers Ford F-550 W/ Crane20162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Elpers Intl 4300 W/ Crane20162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Elpers Peterbilt 337 W/ Crane20162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Elpers Dodge 5500 W/ Crane20162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Elpers Intl 4400 W/ Crane20162015and 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Elpers Truck Equipment.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.