Arboc Spirit Of America 2016

• Recall 153655 [USA]: The misrouted power cables may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
  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 will notify owners, and dealers will re-route, inspect, and repair power cable wiring as needed, free of charge. The recall began june 24, 2020. Owners may contact arboc customer service at 1-866-953-5555. Arboc's number for this recall is rC059801.
  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 136311 [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 120255 [USA]: If the parking brake engages unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion, it can increase the risk of a crash.
  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 has notified owners, and dealers will update the vehicle's programming, free of charge. The recall began on january 13, 2017. Owners may contact arboc customer service at 1-866-953-5555.
  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 120805 [USA]: If the engine can be started while a mechanic is working on the vehicle, they have an increased risk of injury and or death.
  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.
  arboc will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear engine-run lockout safety switch wiring, correcting it as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected began on november 4, 2016. Owners may contact arboc customer service at 1-866-953-5555.
  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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• Trolley bus circuit breaker fires investigation # PE21002

  By letter submitted july 7th 2020, los angeles world airports (lawa) informed the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) of three separate fire incidents resulting in the total loss of eight of its spirit of america trolley buses. These buses were manufactured by arboc sv llc on incomplete chassis from freightliner custom chassis corporation (fccc). Considering the safety concerns and substantial losses, lawa grounded the remaining buses in their fleet and requested nhtsa to conduct an investigation on the vehicles destroyed in the fires.Nhtsas office of defects investigation (odi), contacted both the manufacturer and the fleet to obtain the necessary information needed to understand the problem and take appropriate actions. Evidence provided by lawa points to an improperly secured 30 amp recessed circuit breaker which can short circuit resulting in key-on and key-off fires. Unlike the fleet, the manufacturer believes that the three fires are not related and have nothing to do with the 30 amp breaker.This preliminary evaluation has been opened to determine if a defect in the subject vehicles represents an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety.
  

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