{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Smeal recall 16V887: Smeal Aerial, Smeal Aerial Fire Apparatus (1997 to 2016)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v887/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V887 (Smeal): A guardrail that bends or breaks under load can increase the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Smeal Aerial, Smeal Aerial Fire Apparatus, model years 1997 to 2016. Filed by Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 9 December 2016. 216 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A guardrail that bends or breaks under load can increase the risk of injury.” 16V887 Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. Equipment 9 December 2016 1997-2016 SMEAL AERIAL, SMEAL AERIAL FIRE APPARATUS A guardrail that bends or breaks under load can increase the risk of injury. 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. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet s",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:49:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:52:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Smeal recall 16V887: Smeal Aerial, Smeal Aerial Fire Apparatus (1997 to 2016)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v887/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}