2014 Elpers Ford F-550 W/ Crane

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Electrical System	1		0	1	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment16V276000

Filed May 10, 201635 vehiclesElpers Truck Equipment

Defect. 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.

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

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Electrical SystemFire

Filed Sep 18, 202069,000 milesID

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 FORD F-350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED AS THE LOSS OF POWER WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A FIRE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT THE CONTACT RECEIVED SMOKE INHALATION TREATMENT FROM THE AMBULANCE ON SEEN. THE CONTACT HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER (KENDALL FORD OF MERIDIAN 250 E OVERLAND RD, MERIDIAN, ID 83642 (855) 982-8853) WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO REGARDING THE SITUATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2014

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2016	0	1	0	Routine
2015	0	1	0	Routine
2014 — this page	1	1	1	Routine
2013	0	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: May 10, 2016. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.