- Vehicles
- 77
- Built between
- Apr 2013 – Jan 2016
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 5 May 2016
- Repaired
- 47%
- Unrepaired
- 41
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2013 and January 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2016 Adkins Dominator IBuilt April 2013 to January 2016
- 2013-2016 Adkins Dominator IIBuilt April 2013 to January 2016
- 2013-2016 Adkins Dominator IIIBuilt April 2013 to January 2016
- 2013-2016 Adkins Dominator IVBuilt April 2013 to January 2016
- 2013-2016 Adkins Dominator-PropaneBuilt April 2013 to January 2016
Repair progress
41 of 77 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2018.
47% repaired — 36 of 77 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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..
What could happen
If the valve bank cover detaches from the crane it could be a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
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.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2013 to January 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 May 2016
- Owners notified5 May 2016
- Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 47% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 May 2016.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Adkins customer service at 1-704-596-2299. Adkins' number for this recall is 16E-012.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 16V-266
- Recalling manufacturer
- Adkins Truck Equipment Co
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.