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Arboc Spirit OF Freedom Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Arboc Spirit OF Freedom (2009–2024).

5
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2015
year with most recalls

Pick your Arboc Spirit OF Freedom model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2024 Arboc Spirit OF Freedom10
2023 Arboc Spirit OF Freedom10
2017 Arboc Spirit OF Freedom20
2016 Arboc Spirit OF Freedom10
2015 Arboc Spirit OF Freedom20
2014 Arboc Spirit OF Freedom10
2013 Arboc Spirit OF Freedom10
2012 Arboc Spirit OF Freedom10
2011 Arboc Spirit OF Freedom10
2010 Arboc Spirit OF Freedom10
2009 Arboc Spirit OF Freedom10

All Arboc Spirit OF Freedom recalls (5)

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

  1. Seats

    NHTSA 24V500000 Reported 14 vehicles potentially affected ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC

    ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Spirit of Freedom vehicles, equipped with certain GO-ES Space Saver Foldaway Seats. The recliner mechanism may not engage when the seat back is fully reclined. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number…

    Remedy: ARBOC will work with the equipment manufacturer, Freedman, to inspect and repair the seats as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 09, 2024. Owners may contact ARBOC customer…

    Model years: 2023, 2024

  2. 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: 2017

  3. 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: 2015, 2016, 2017

  4. Exterior lighting and electrical system

    NHTSA 14V805000 Reported 94 vehicles potentially affected ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2015

  5. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 14V661000 Reported 280 vehicles potentially affected ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC

    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.

    Remedy: ARBOC will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected harness, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in December 2014. Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1-866-953-5555. ARBOC's number for…

    Model years: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Other Arboc 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.