{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Smeal recall 21V005 (20-17): 2020 Aerial and Pumper",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v005/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V005 (Smeal): Inability to use the wireless remote controller may hinder the firefighting efforts, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Smeal Aerial, Smeal Pumper, model year 2020. Filed by Smeal Holding, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 12 January 2021. 2 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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 … 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: 20-17. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V005 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: “Inability to use the wireless remote controller may hinder the firefighting efforts, increasing the risk of injury.” 21V005 Smeal Holding, LLC Equipment 12 January 2021 2020-2020 SMEAL AERIAL, SMEAL PUMPER Inability to use the wireless remote controller may hinder the firefighting efforts, increasing the risk of injury. Smeal will notify owners, and dea",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:33:50+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:51:19+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Smeal recall 21V005 (20-17): 2020 Aerial and Pumper\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v005/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}