Defect: ARBOC SPECIALTY VEHICLES, LLC (ARBOC) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 SPIRIT OF MOBILITY AND FREEDOM TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 1, 2011, THROUGH MARCH 25, 2012, EQUIPPED WITH PROLO ROOF ESCAPE HATCHES. INCREASED FRICTION BETWEEN THE REAR PLATE ASSEMBLIES, P/NO. 009327, AND THE NYLON REAR POP-UP SUPPORT, P/NO. 008956, MAY RESULT IN AN OPENING FORCE OF THE PROLO ROOF HATCHE (excerpt)
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, EGRESS OF THE BUS MAY BE HINDERED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. (excerpt)
Remedy: ARBOC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS. SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING, INC. WILL PROVIDE SERVICE KITS ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS TO DEALERS AND OWNERS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 27, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ARBOC AT 1-574-825-1720 OR SMI AT 1-800-951-7867. (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
2 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
1
SUSPENSION
1
10054288
Date: 2013-06-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.
ARBOC: REPAIR PROCEDURE INFORMATION REGARDING ADDING SUSPENSION STOP BRACKETS, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF FRONT SUSPENSION, TO CHASSIS FRAME RAIL UNDER O.E.M. UPPER A-ARM ASSEMBLY. NO MODEL OR YEARS LISTED. *PE
10051871
Date: 2013-01-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR.
REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FOR E-BRAKE CABLE ROUTING ON DIESEL BUSES WITH A 105" E-BRAKE CABLE. ARBOC, MODELS UNKNOWN. *KB
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
NHTSA's complaints API and bulk file list no complaint for this make, model and model year in this data build.