Palfinger Knuckle Boom Crane, model year 9999. Filed by Palfinger, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 18 August 2021. 894 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Palfinger, Inc. (Palfinger) is recalling certain Knuckle Boom Cranes, models PW38001, 42001, and 50001. The crane base may crack over time from normal crane use.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21E076 cover?
- Palfinger Knuckle Boom Crane.
- What is wrong with them?
- Palfinger, Inc. (Palfinger) is recalling certain Knuckle Boom Cranes, models PW38001, 42001, and 50001. The crane base may crack over time from normal crane use.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A cracked crane base could fail and pull away from the truck mount, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Palfinger will provide inspection and welding instructions for a certified welder to repair any visible cracks and weld a reinforcement plate onto the connection plate on the base as necessary, free of charge. Owner notifications were mailed on August 20, 2021.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A cracked crane base could fail and pull away from the truck mount, increasing the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21E076 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Palfinger, Inc. |
| System at fault | Equipment:Mechanical:Boom/Crane/Ladder |
| Reported to NHTSA | 18 August 2021 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | PALFINGER KNUCKLE BOOM CRANE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A cracked crane base could fail and pull away from the truck mount, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Palfinger will provide inspection and welding instructions for a certified welder to repair any visible cracks and weld a reinforcement plate onto the connection plate on the base as necessary, free of charge. Owner notifications were mailed on August 20, 2021. Owners may contact Palfinger customer service at 1-712-256-9347.
What it said before
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This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 21E076, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21e076/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Palfinger notices we hold
- 25V008: 2017-2025 FHS 55 and GLS 55
- 21V847: 2015-2021 PW32001, PW32001-A, PW32001-SLE, PW35001, PW35001-SH, PW38001, PW42001, and PW50001 cranes
All 3 Palfinger campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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