Spartan Fire recalls Smeal AERIAL fire trucks over hydraulic hoses that could leak oil
Some hydraulic hoses may not have been made properly and could fail and leak oil, which can risk a fire, and the aerial platform, ladder and outriggers may not work properly, which could raise the risk of injury.
What to do
Smeal will notify owners by mail. Take your fire truck to a dealership to have the hydraulic hose(s) inspected and, if necessary, replaced.
Recall details
- Product
- Truck - Med. & H.D.: SMEAL AERIAL
- Company
- Spartan Fire
- Hazard
- On a small number of fire trucks, certain hydraulic hoses may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the hoses could fail and leak oil. Additionally, this could cause hydraulic systems such as the aerial platform, ladder and outriggers not to work properly.
- Vehicles
SMEAL AERIAL
- Identifiers
- Transport Canada recall number: 2025597
- Recall date (Transport Canada)
- October 30, 2025
- Notice last updated
- November 6, 2025
- Listed on Recalled Today
- November 6, 2025
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from Transport Canada.
Smeal issued a recall on the AERIAL model
- Issue
- On a small number of fire trucks, certain hydraulic hoses may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the hoses could fail and leak oil. Additionally, this could cause hydraulic systems such as the aerial platform, ladder and outriggers not to work properly.
- Safety risk
- Oil that leaks can create the risk of a fire. Hydraulic systems that don't work properly could increase the risk of injury.
- Corrective actions
- Smeal will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your fire truck to a dealership to inspect and, if necessary, replace the hydraulic hose(s).
- Vehicles
- SMEAL AERIAL
- Units affected
- 3
- System
- Accessories
- Category
- Truck - Med. & H.D.
- Notification type
- Safety Mfr
- Recall date (Transport Canada)
- 2025-10-30
- Recall number
- 2025597
- Organization
- Transport Canada
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