Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc.: Equipment
Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 9, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 216. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. (Smeal) is recalling certain model year 1997-2016 Rear Mount Aerial Platform Apparatus emergency vehicles manufactured January 1, 1997, to November 30, 2016. The affected vehicles are equipped with a movable ladder access guardrail that may bend or break under heavy loads.
The risk
A guardrail that bends or breaks under load can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Smeal will notify owners, and dealers will add a support to the opposite side of the guardrail, free of charge. The recall began on January 11, 2017. Owners may contact Smeal customer service at 1-877-415-8628.
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Smeal Aerial Fire Apparatus | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V887000.
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