Arboc Spirit Of America 2017

• Recall 153643 [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 145491 [USA]: If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
  Arboc specialty vehicles, llc (arboc) is recalling certain 2017-2019 spirit of freedom and spirit of mobility vehicles equipped with specialty prolo roof hatches. The roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release."
  arboc will notify owners, and specialty will replace the roof hatch handles free of charge. The recall began december 19, 2019. Owners may contact arboc customer service at 1-866-953-5555 or specialty customer service at 1-800-951-7867.
  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 136310 [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 2018639 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  On certain buses equipped with freedman go-es foldaway seats, a weld on the seat-back frames may not be adequate. In the event of a crash, the seat occupant(s) may not be properly restrained, which could increase the risk of injury. Correction: owners are advised to contact the freedman seating company (fsc) at 1-800-443-4540, to get information about proper inspection procedures. Should a seat not pass the inspection, fsc will provide a repair kit and instructions for its installation.

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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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