Smeal Holding, LLC: Equipment › Mechanical › Boom/Crane/Ladder
Smeal Holding, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 28, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 343. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Smeal Holding, LLC (Smeal) is recalling certain 2009-2020 Aerial Fire Apparatus vehicles equipped with a positional waterway trolley. If the operator attempts to both extend the ladder, and shift from one mode to the other at the same time, the locking tabs can be broken off the locking arms.
The risk
A damaged positional waterway trolley can become disconnected from the ladder and drop to the ground, increasing the risk of injury or death.
The remedy
Smeal will notify owners, and dealers will adjust the proximity switches for those units equipped with a positional waterway mode shift timer interlock system, free of charge. The recall began on March 25, 2021. Owners may contact Smeal customer service at 1-800-867-6478.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Smeal Aerial | 0 | 3 | 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 |
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 21V029000.
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