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Smeal Holding 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.

NHTSA campaign 21V-029 · Reported January 28, 2021 · 343 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Smeal Holding
VEHICLES AFFECTED
343
REMEDY
Smeal will notify owners, and dealers will adjust the proximity switches for those units equipped with a positional waterway mode shift timer interlock system, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Smeal Holding, LLC reported a problem with the mechanical boom/crane/ladder. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

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.

WHY IT MATTERS

A damaged positional waterway trolley can become disconnected from the ladder and drop to the ground, increasing the risk of injury or death.

WHAT TO DO

Smeal will notify owners, and dealers will adjust the proximity switches for those units equipped with a positional waterway mode shift timer interlock system, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 21V-029.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 21V-029

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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