- Vehicles
- 280
- Built between
- Sep 2008 – Mar 2014
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 31 October 2014
- Repaired
- 57%
- Unrepaired
- 119
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2008 and March 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009-2014 Arboc Spirit OF FreedomBuilt September 2008 to March 2014
- 2009-2014 Arboc Spirit OF MobilityBuilt September 2008 to March 2014
Repair progress
119 of 280 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2016.
57% repaired — 161 of 280 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 Spirit of Mobility transit buses, models 191WB and 210WB, and Spirit of Freedom transit buses, models 191WB and 210WB, manufactured September 24, 2008, to March 27, 2014. The affected vehicles were built with an undersized wire to the fuel pump supply circuit.
What could happen
The undersized wire may cause the fuel pump to not function, resulting in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
ARBOC will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected harness, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in December 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2008 to March 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 October 2014
- Owners notified31 October 2014
- Latest repair reportQ1 2016 — 57% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 21 October 2014.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1-866-953-5555. ARBOC's number for this recall is TSB1401.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- TSB1401
- Recalling manufacturer
- ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.