Defect: ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2016-2020 Spirit of America and 2014-2019 Spirit of Liberty buses built on a Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) chassis. The power cables on the driver's side may have been routed incorrectly, allowing them to rub against the frame or make contact with the ground cable.
Consequence: The misrouted power cables may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy: ARBOC will notify owners, and dealers will re-route, inspect, and repair power cable wiring as needed, free of charge. The recall began June 24, 2020. Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1-866-953-5555. ARBOC's number for this recall is RC059801.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
1 investigations; 0 open.
PE21002
Opened: 2021-01-15. Closed: 2022-07-22.
Trolley bus circuit breaker fires
In a July 7, 2020 letter, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of three separate fire incidents resulting in the total loss of eight of its Spirit of America trolley buses. These buses were manufactured by ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (Arboc) on incomplete chassis from Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation. Considering the safety
Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
Manufacturer communications
1 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
10176735
Date: 2020-06-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Complaint: 30A Recessed Breaker not secured with top & bottom bolt through firewall Cause: Hole is cut too large Correction: R/R Circuit Breaker with a Mounting Plate
Notes on this record
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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.