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2015 Arboc Spirit of Mobility: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2015 Arboc Spirit of Mobility. The newest campaign is 18V813000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Nov 2018. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 18V813000, in the NHTSA record

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.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 199 units in total.

  1. 18V813000Received . 62 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number NA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 14V805000Received . 94 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Exposed electrical connections may short, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number RC056301. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 14V783000Received . 43 units.

    Visibility / Glass, Side/Rear

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Spirit of Mobility transit buses manufactured June 23, 2014, to November 21, 2014. The affected vehicles were manufactured with driver side transition windows that were not safety stamped. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 205 "Glazing Materials."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A broken window can create glass shards, increasing the risk of personal injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    ARBOC will notify owners, and dealers will replace the window, free of charge. The recall began on December 19, 2014. Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1-574-825-1720. ARBOC's number for this recall is TSB1415.

    Report filed by ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number TSB1415. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20091
  2. 20101
  3. 20112
  4. 20123
  5. 20131
  6. 20141
  7. 20153
  8. 20161
  9. 20172

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2015 Arboc Spirit of Mobility: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/arboc/spirit-of-mobility/2015/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 Arboc Spirit of Mobility?
199 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Arboc Spirit of Mobility have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Arboc Spirit of Mobility, model years 2009 to 2017. 3 of them name the 2015 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 Arboc Spirit of Mobility open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.