{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Smeal recall 21V029 (21-02): 2009-2020 Aerial Fire Apparatus",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v029/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V029 (Smeal): A damaged positional waterway trolley can become disconnected from the ladder and drop to the ground, increasing the risk of inju...",
  "excerpt": "Smeal Aerial, model years 2008 to 2020. Filed by Smeal Holding, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 28 January 2021. 343 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Smeal Holding, LLC (Smeal) is recalling certain 2009-2020 Aerial Fire Apparatus vehicles equipped with a positional waterway trolley. If the operator attempts to both extend the ladder, and shift from one mode to the other at the same time, the locking tabs can be broken off the locking arms. 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: 21-02. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V029 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: “A damaged positional waterway trolley can become disconnected from the ladder and drop to the ground, increasing the risk of injury or death.” 21V029 Smeal Holding, LLC Equipment:Mechanical:Boom/Crane/Ladder 28 January 2021 2008-2020 SMEAL AERIAL A damaged positional waterway trolley can become disconnected from the ladder and drop to the ground, increasing the risk of injury or dea",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:38:56+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T18:57:28+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Smeal recall 21V029 (21-02): 2009-2020 Aerial Fire Apparatus\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v029/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}