ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC: Exterior Lighting
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 19, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 94. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
Exposed electrical connections may short, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
ARBOC will notify owners, and dealers will install heat shrink to weatherize the connections, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2015. Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1-866-953-5555. ARBOC's number for this recall is RC056301.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Arboc Spirit OF Freedom | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Arboc Spirit OF Mobility | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V805000.
Full record for the 2015 Arboc Spirit OF Freedom → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →