Model year

2016 Smeal Aerial

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from no date to no date.

Recalls (3)Complaints (0)Investigations (0)Bulletins (2)

Recall campaigns covering this model year3437 vehicles or units across those campaigns

Owner complaints0Not enough peers on file

Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100

First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2016 Smeal Aerial by year filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.

Components

Complaints by component

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.

Recalls

3 recall campaigns cover the 2016 Smeal Aerial

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2016 Smeal Aerial
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
21V-029	Jan 28, 2021	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…	Equipment	343	Repair or modification
17V-721	Nov 16, 2017	Rings securing the valves may corrode over time after exposure to water, causing the ring to fail and the pressure relief valve to open, reducing…	Equipment	20	Repair or modification
17V-656	Oct 16, 2017	Torque frame may crack at the notched area	Structure	74	Repair or modification

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2016 Smeal Aerial

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

0 complaints on file.

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

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Service bulletins

2 manufacturer communications cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

TSB24-600-001 Jan 30, 2024 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
This service bulletin is about certain vehicles equipped with a rear mounted aerial, that could experience the bolts that fasten the torque frame to some outrigger and frame rail locations may fail. As well as instructions on inspecting and measuring gaps b…
TSB23-990-001 Aug 4, 2023 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
This service bulletin is about potential for a crack or broken fasteners of the rearward pump transmision mounts and provides instructions on installing improved pump transmission mounting plates and gussets.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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