Smeal: recalls by model and year

Name: Smeal recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
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NHTSA lists 12 vehicle recall campaigns for Smeal. The register has 3 model lines of the make, model years 1997 to 2026. NHTSA has no complaint on file for the make.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Model lines

3 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

Smeal: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns
Aerial	28	9
Pumper	7	4
Aerial Fire Apparatus	4	5

This table compares the model lines of Smeal only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 12.

25V742000Received 30 Oct 2025. 29 units.
Equipment / Mechanical / Boom/Crane/Ladder / Motor/Hydraulic Pump
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Smeal Holding, LLC (Smeal) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Rear Mount Platform, Mid Mount Platform Aerial, and 2024, 2026 125' Aerial emergency response vehicles. A defective crimp may cause the high-pressure hydraulic hose to separate and leak hydraulic fluid.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A fluid leak may cause a loss of hydraulic functions, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, a hydraulic fluid leak in the presence of an ignition source, such as hot engine or exhaust components, increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the high-pressure hydraulic hose assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 17, 2025. Owners may contact Smeal's customer service at 1-800-867-6478. Smeal's number for this recall is 25011.
Report filed by Smeal Holding, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 25011. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Dec 2025. The campaign has 6 make, model and year entries.
23V808000Received 1 Dec 2023. 69 units.
Electrical System / Wiring
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Spartan Fire, LLC (Spartan Fire) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Spartan Fire S-180 Pumper Fire Apparatus, Smeal Aerial Fire Apparatus, Smeal Pumper Fire Apparatus, and Spartan Fire Ladder Tower Aerial Fire Apparatus trucks. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware in the vehicle multiplex system may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Overloaded electrical circuits can overheat, increasing the risk of fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Spartan Fire will work with the equipment manufacturer to update the firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 17, 2024. Owners may contact Spartan Fire customer service at 1-517-543-6400. Spartan Fire's number for this recall is 23020.
Report filed by Spartan Fire, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 23020. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Jan 2024. The campaign has 10 make, model and year entries.
21V810000Received 15 Oct 2021. 1 unit.
Equipment
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Smeal Holding, LLC (Smeal) is recalling one 2021 Pumper Fire Apparatus fire truck equipped with a Cummins generator set. The lifting cables may be improperly crimped.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An improperly crimped cable may come out of place during a lifting operation, possibly causing the generator set to fall, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Cummins will inspect the lifting cable, and either replace the cable or install a warning label, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on November 12, 2021. Owners may contact Smeal's customer service at 1-800-867-6478. Smeal's number for this recall is 21015.
Report filed by Smeal Holding, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 21015. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Dec 2021. The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.
21V029000Received 28 Jan 2021. 343 units.
Equipment / Mechanical / Boom/Crane/Ladder
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A damaged positional waterway trolley can become disconnected from the ladder and drop to the ground, increasing the risk of injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by Smeal Holding, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 21-02. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 25 Mar 2021. The campaign has 13 make, model and year entries.
21V005000Received 12 Jan 2021. 2 units.
Equipment
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Smeal Holding, LLC (Smeal) is recalling certain 2020 Aerial and Pumper vehicles, equipped with battery-powered 3600 wireless remote controller units used to control the movement of electric firefighting monitors in firefighting vehicles. The monitor is used to direct the water stream and adjust the spray pattern. The wireless remote controller's sleep mode is disabled, which results in the batteries discharging faster than normal.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Inability to use the wireless remote controller may hinder the firefighting efforts, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Smeal will notify owners, and dealers will ask the customer to return the affected controller to Akron Brass for a software update, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2021. Owners may contact Smeal customer service at 1-800-867-6478. Smeal's number for this recall is 20-17.
Report filed by Smeal Holding, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 20-17. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Jan 2021. The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.

The list shows the newest 5 of 12 campaigns.

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Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Smeal vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2016, with 3 campaigns.

Complaints about Smeal vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them.

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. Smeal: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/smeal/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 969

Manufacturers in the recall file: Smeal Holding LLC; Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc..

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Smeal model line has the most recall campaigns?: The Aerial: 9 campaigns for 28 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Smeal?: 969 units in 12 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.