Arboc Spirit Of Freedom 2015

• Recall 136304 [USA]: In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
  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."
  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.
  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.

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• Recall 111326 [USA]: Exposed electrical connections may short, increasing the risk of a fire.
  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.
  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.
  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.

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• Recall 2014571 [Canada]: Lights and instruments
  On certain vehicles, the exterior electrical connections to the side marker lights were not weatherized properly. This could cause these connections to ground against the body and/or frame of the vehicle, which could blow a fuse and increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: dealers will install heat shrink tubing to repair the wiring.

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