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Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom (2018–2026).

7
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2018
year with most recalls

Pick your Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2026 Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom20
2025 Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom30
2024 Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom10
2023 Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom10
2022 Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom10
2021 Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom20
2020 Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom10
2019 Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom20
2018 Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom30

All Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Critical fasteners (equipment adaptive/mobility)

    NHTSA 26V349000 Reported 42 vehicles potentially affected ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC

    ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2025 Spirit of Equess, 2026 Spirit of Freedom, Spirit of Independence, and Spirit of Mobility transit buses. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 25, 2026. Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1-866-953-5555.

    Model years: 2026

  2. Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (service brakes)

    NHTSA 26V137000 Reported 908 vehicles potentially affected ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC

    ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2018-2026 Spirit of Freedom and Spirit of Mobility transit buses. The rear brake lines may have been installed incorrectly causing the anti-lock brake system (ABS) modulator valve to malfunction. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor…

    Remedy: ARBOC will provide instructions to reroute and re-connect the rear brake lines, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 17, 2026. Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1-866-953-5555.

    Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

  3. Unspecified component (equipment adaptive/mobility)

    NHTSA 25V841000 Reported 22 vehicles potentially affected ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC

    ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2025 Spirit of Mobility and Spirit of Freedom transit buses. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December, 2025. Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1-866-953-5555.

    Model years: 2025

  4. Unspecified component (equipment adaptive/mobility)

    NHTSA 25V842000 Reported 12 vehicles potentially affected ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC

    ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2025 Spirit of Freedom transit buses. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 6, 2026. Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1-866-953-5555.

    Model years: 2025

  5. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 21V174000 Reported 29 vehicles potentially affected ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC

    ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2021 Spirit of Freedom Ford E450 vehicles. The fuel hose may not be secured correctly, which can result in a fuel leak.

    Remedy: ARBOC has notified owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the fuel hose connection, free of charge. The recall began March 16, 2021. Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1-866-953-5555.

    Model years: 2021

  6. Escape/egress/exit (structure)

    NHTSA 19V870000 Reported 35 vehicles potentially affected ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC

    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…

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  7. Seats

    NHTSA 18V813000 Reported 62 vehicles potentially affected ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC

    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…

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2018

Other Arboc Specialty Vehicles models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.