ARBOC SPECIALTY VEHICLES Recalls

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Total Recalls

15

Past Year

2

Class I (Serious)

0

Most Recent

Dec 2025

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Arboc Spirit of Freedom (Arboc) – Wheelchair Restraints (2025)

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2025 Spirit of Mobility and Spirit of Freedom transit buses. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.

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NHTSADec 8, 2025Nationwide• ARBOC SPECIALTY VEHICLES

Arboc Spirit of Freedom (Arboc) – Wheelchair Restraints (2025)

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2025 Spirit of Freedom transit buses. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.

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NHTSADec 8, 2025Nationwide• ARBOC SPECIALTY VEHICLES

Spirit of Freedom Bus (ARBOC) – Seat Safety Issue (2024)

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Spirit of Freedom vehicles, equipped with certain GO-ES Space Saver Foldaway Seats. The recliner mechanism may not engage when the seat back is fully reclined. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 207, "Seating Systems."

NHTSAJul 2, 2024Nationwide• ARBOC

2021 ARBOC SPIRIT OF EQUESS Recall: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2018-2021 Spirit of Equess buses equipped with Cummins Westport Inc. B6.7N natural gas engines. The engine control module software may be calibrated incorrectly, causing the engine to not limit engine speed or torque as intended for certain safety-related functions such as vehicle braking, traction and stability control, speed control, or collision avoidance.

NHTSAMar 18, 2021Nationwide• ARBOC

2021 ARBOC SPIRIT OF FREEDOM Recall: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

Fire/Burn Risk

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2021 Spirit of Freedom Ford E450 vehicles. The fuel hose may not be secured correctly, which can result in a fuel leak.

NHTSAMar 12, 2021Nationwide• ARBOC

2016 ARBOC SPIRIT OF AMERICA Recall: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Fire/Burn Risk

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Spirit of America and 2014-2019 Spirit of Liberty buses built on a Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) chassis. The power cables on the driver's side may have been routed incorrectly, allowing them to rub against the frame or make contact with the ground cable.

NHTSAJun 9, 2020Nationwide• ARBOC

2018 ARBOC SPIRIT OF MOBILITY Recall: STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Spirit of Freedom and Spirit of Mobility vehicles equipped with Specialty Prolo Roof Hatches. The roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

NHTSADec 9, 2019Nationwide• ARBOC

2017 ARBOC SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE Recall: SEATS

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2015-2018 ARBOC Spirit of Freedom, Spirit of Mobility and Spirit of Independence-Pro Master transit buses, equipped with Freedman GO-ES Foldaway Seats, part numbers 43705, 45467, 48923, and 75719. When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position to the upright position, the seat cushion may not remain locked into place when under load, such as in a crash or a sudden stop. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems."

NHTSANov 16, 2018Nationwide• ARBOC

2016 ARBOC SPIRIT OF LIBERTY Recall: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Spirit of Liberty transit buses manufactured November 7, 2014, to July 29, 2016. On the affected vehicles, the parking brake can engage if the entry door is opened at any speed.

NHTSADec 23, 2016Nationwide• ARBOC

2016 ARBOC SPIRIT OF LIBERTY Recall: ENGINE

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain model year 2016 Spirit of Liberty vehicles manufactured November 7, 2014, to July 29, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the rear engine-run lockout safety switch may have been improperly wired, and as a result, it may be possible to start the engine while the vehicle is being worked on by a mechanic.

NHTSAOct 24, 2016Nationwide• ARBOC

2015 ARBOC SPIRIT OF FREEDOM Recall: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Fire/Burn Risk

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Spirit of Mobility, and Spirit of Freedom transit buses manufactured July 1, 2014, to December 12, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the exterior electrical connections for the side marker lights may not be weatherized.

NHTSADec 19, 2014Nationwide• ARBOC

2015 ARBOC SPIRIT OF MOBILITY Recall: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Spirit of Mobility transit buses manufactured June 23, 2014, to November 21, 2014. The affected vehicles were manufactured with driver side transition windows that were not safety stamped. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 205 "Glazing Materials."

NHTSADec 9, 2014Nationwide• ARBOC

2009 ARBOC SPIRIT OF FREEDOM Recall: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Spirit of Mobility transit buses, models 191WB and 210WB, and Spirit of Freedom transit buses, models 191WB and 210WB, manufactured September 24, 2008, to March 27, 2014. The affected vehicles were built with an undersized wire to the fuel pump supply circuit.

NHTSAOct 21, 2014Nationwide• ARBOC

2012 ARBOC SPIRIT OF MOBILITY Recall: SEATS

ARBOC specialty vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain model year 2012 Spirit of Mobility buses, models 21-G, 23-G, 23-D, 26-G, 26S-DC, 26-D, 28-G and 28-GC, manufactured from May 14, 2012, through September 26, 2012. The passenger seat base rear bolts may be missing their reinforcement plates.

NHTSAJan 7, 2013Nationwide• ARBOC

2012 ARBOC FREEDOM Recall: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

ARBOC SPECIALTY VEHICLES, LLC (ARBOC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 SPIRIT OF MOBILITY AND FREEDOM TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 1, 2011, THROUGH MARCH 25, 2012, EQUIPPED WITH PROLO ROOF ESCAPE HATCHES. INCREASED FRICTION BETWEEN THE REAR PLATE ASSEMBLIES, P/NO. 009327, AND THE NYLON REAR POP-UP SUPPORT, P/NO. 008956, MAY RESULT IN AN OPENING FORCE OF THE PROLO ROOF HATCHES THAT EXCEEDS FEDERAL STANDARD REQUIREMENTS. THUS, THESE HATCHES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE."

NHTSAMay 31, 2012Nationwide• ARBOC

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ARBOC SPECIALTY VEHICLES Recalls

Recall Summary

Arboc Spirit of Freedom (Arboc) – Wheelchair Restraints (2025)

Arboc Spirit of Freedom (Arboc) – Wheelchair Restraints (2025)

Spirit of Freedom Bus (ARBOC) – Seat Safety Issue (2024)

2021 ARBOC SPIRIT OF EQUESS Recall: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE

2021 ARBOC SPIRIT OF FREEDOM Recall: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

2016 ARBOC SPIRIT OF AMERICA Recall: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

2018 ARBOC SPIRIT OF MOBILITY Recall: STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT

2017 ARBOC SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE Recall: SEATS

2016 ARBOC SPIRIT OF LIBERTY Recall: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

2016 ARBOC SPIRIT OF LIBERTY Recall: ENGINE

2015 ARBOC SPIRIT OF FREEDOM Recall: EXTERIOR LIGHTING

2015 ARBOC SPIRIT OF MOBILITY Recall: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR

2009 ARBOC SPIRIT OF FREEDOM Recall: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

2012 ARBOC SPIRIT OF MOBILITY Recall: SEATS

2012 ARBOC FREEDOM Recall: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS