Recalls
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.
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.
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.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What Arboc told its dealers about the 2016 Arboc Spirit OF Liberty: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 10176735 | Complaint: 30A Recessed Breaker not secured with top & bottom bolt through firewall Cause: Hole is cut too large Correction: R/R Circuit Breaker with a Mounting Plate |
| 10160874 | AR863-ARBOC 2016, 2017, 2018 SOL Shift Inhibit Add For Service Brake-Complaint-Customer can shift the transmission into drive or reverse without touching the service brake "brake pedal". Cause-FCCC Chassis Design. Correction-Electrical modifications and programming changes to provide a brake transmission shift interlock. Affects 2016, 2017 and 2018 Spirit of Liberty (SOL) buses. Will cover 1 hour labor. |
| 10148853 | AR862-Skid Plate Installation-Vehicles Affected-All Spirit of Liberty (SOL) units. Complaint-Skid plate not installed. Cause-Option not selected on Sales Order. Correction-Add skid plate, part # 1309080. |
| 10115842 | AR837-FCCC Front Suspension Increase-Complaint-Customer complaint about front end contact with road. Cause-Design. Correction-Add plate under front air springs and change ride height linkage to increase front air spring height. Affects buses 2599 and 2578 2853. |
| 10110857 | Weight Assembly For 29' Liberty-Complaint-Unit porpoises and sways under driving conditions. Cause-Not enough weight in front of axle to balance weight distribution. Correction-Add weight per AR832 repair instruction. Affects one bus, SO# 2599. |
| 10084177 | COMPLAINT-CUSTOMER DOES NOT WANT THE E-BRAKE TO ACTIVATE WHEN THE ENTRY DOOR IS OPENED. CAUSE-ENGINEER DESIGN. CORRECTION-WITH RAMP DEPLOY OR KNEEL SWITCH ACTIVATION, INTERLOCK WILL APPLY E-BRAKE WHICH ALLOWS USE OF THE DOOR WITHOUT A LOCKING MECHANISM. AFFECTS ONLY ARBOC SO-2086, 2142, 2473, 2474, 2515, 2516, 2517, 2523, 2524, 2539, 2545, 2546, 2551, 2565, 2585, 2599, 2604, 2647, 2648, 2578, 2644, 2586, 2587. |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)
NHTSA investigations
Trolley bus circuit breaker fires
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation