Smeal recall: Equipment
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
Inability to use the wireless remote controller may hinder the firefighting efforts, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Smeal Aerial 2020
- Smeal Pumper 2020
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 21V005000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Smeal Holding, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 12, 2021
- Owners notified
- Jan 15, 2021
- Vehicles or items affected
- 2
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Equipment
- Maker's own recall number
- 20-17
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 Oct 30, 2025
- Kme / Smeal / Spartan Fire recall: Electrical system Dec 1, 2023
- Smeal recall: Equipment Jan 28, 2021
- Smeal recall: Equipment Nov 16, 2017
- Smeal recall: Structure Oct 16, 2017
- Smeal recall: Equipment Dec 9, 2016
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.