{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Smeal recall 17V463 (17019): 2016-2017 Aerial Fire Apparatus Emergency",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v463/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V463 (Smeal): The hydraulic fluid leak may result in inadvertent movement of the aerial device, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Smeal Aerial Fire Apparatus, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by Smeal Holding LLC and reported to NHTSA on 20 July 2017. 109 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. (Smeal) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Aerial Fire Apparatus emergency vehicles. The hydraulic manifold that controls the aerial device may not be fully seated, possibly resulting in a hydraulic fluid leak. 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 Smeal's own number for this recall: 17019. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V463 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. 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: “The hydraulic fluid leak may result in inadvertent movement of the aerial device, increasing the risk of injury.” 17V463 Smeal Holding LLC Equipment 20 July 2017 2016-2017 SMEAL AERIAL FIRE APPARATUS The hydraulic fluid leak may result in inadvertent movement of the aerial device, increasing the risk of injury. Smeal will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the mating surface of the hydraulic manifold, correcting the probl",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:10:15+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:56:09+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Smeal recall 17V463 (17019): 2016-2017 Aerial Fire Apparatus Emergency\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v463/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}