Smeal recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. (Smeal) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Aerial fire apparatus vehicles manufactured October 1, 2015, to August 31, 2015, equipped with Class 1 Ultraview Touchscreens manufactured by Hale Products. These touchscreens may experience false switch activations that can happen without the operator's knowledge causing accessories to turn on or off, affecting vehicle performance.
What could happen
The unintended turning on or off of accessories such as emergency beacons or automatic snow chains can increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Smeal will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the unit's software, free of charge. The recall began on October 18, 2016. Owners may contact Smeal customer service at 1-877-415-8628, option 1 for Smeal, then option 4 for Direct Customer Service.
Vehicles covered
- Smeal Aerial 2015
- Smeal Aerial Fire Apparatus 2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V663000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 14, 2016
- Owners notified
- Oct 18, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 6
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Oct 1, 2015 to Aug 31, 2016
- Part
- Electrical system
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Smeal recall: Equipment Apr 30, 2019
- Smeal recall: Equipment Jul 20, 2017
- Smeal recall: Equipment Dec 9, 2016
- Smeal recall: Power train Aug 4, 2016
- Smeal recall: Equipment Oct 30, 2025
- Kme / Smeal / Spartan Fire recall: Electrical system Dec 1, 2023
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.