Manufacturer profile

Smeal Holding

Smeal Holding has filed 8 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2017, covering 590 vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Makes in its campaigns
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0Ranked 127 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file82017 to 2025
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under 2 names, including "Smeal Holding LLC", "Smeal Holding, LLC".

Campaigns per year

Smeal Holding has averaged 1 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2017 peak of 3

Smeal Holding recall campaigns by report date, 2017 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

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Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Equipment is Smeal Holding's most recalled component since 2017

Smeal Holding campaigns by primary component, 2017 to 2026.

Equipment
7
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Smeal Holding relies on software fixes more than the industry: 33% of its 2021 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Smeal Holding against all manufacturers, by year.

Smeal HoldingAll manufacturers
020%40%201720192021202320260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2017 is covered by the most Smeal Holding campaigns, 5

Smeal Holding campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

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Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Smeal Holding filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Smeal Holding campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
25V-742Oct 30, 2025Defective crimp may cause the high-pressure hydraulic hose to separate and leak hydraulic fluidEquipment29Part replacement
21V-810Oct 15, 2021Lifting cables may be improperly crimpedEquipment1Part replacement
21V-029Jan 28, 2021If 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…Equipment343Repair or modification
21V-005Jan 12, 2021Monitor is used to direct the water stream and adjust the spray patternEquipment2Software update
19V-337Apr 30, 2019Tube steel used in the base rail of the aerial device may be missing joint welds, which may cause the aerial device to become unsteady and…Equipment12Part replacement
17V-721Nov 16, 2017Rings securing the valves may corrode over time after exposure to water, causing the ring to fail and the pressure relief valve to open, reducing…Equipment20Repair or modification
17V-656Oct 16, 2017Torque frame may crack at the notched areaStructure74Repair or modification
17V-463Jul 20, 2017Hydraulic manifold that controls the aerial device may not be fully seated, possibly resulting in a hydraulic fluid leakEquipment109Inspection
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Smeal Holding's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2021 If the operator attempts to both extend the…0.00M
  2. 2017 Hydraulic manifold that controls the aerial…0.00M
  3. 2017 Torque frame may crack at the notched area0.00M
  4. 2025 Defective crimp may cause the high-pressure…0.00M
  5. 2017 Rings securing the valves may corrode over…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.