Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V813000

Seats

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-11-16.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V813000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC
Vehicles affected
62
Reported to NHTSA
2018-11-16
Owners notified
2018-11-29

Defect description

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."

Safety risk

In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

ARBOC has notified owners, directing them to contact Freedman for repairs of the foldaway seat, free of charge. The recall began November 29, 2018. Owners may contact Freedman customer service at 1-800-443-4540 or ARBOC at 1-574-825-4880.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
ARBOC Spirit of Freedom2017 2016 2015
ARBOC Spirit of Independence2018 2017 2016 2015
ARBOC Spirit of Mobility2017 2016 2015
ARBOC SPECIALTY VEHICLES Spirit of Freedom2018
ARBOC SPECIALTY VEHICLES Spirit of Mobility2018

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.