2011 Arboc Spirit Of Mobility
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 2011 Arboc Spirit Of Mobility. Newest first.
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.
Risk and remedy
Risk
The undersized wire may cause the fuel pump to not function, resulting in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
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 this recall is TSB1401.
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…
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event of an emergency, egress of the bus may be hindered possibly resulting in injury to the vehicle occupants.
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.
Owner complaints
4 complaints
Latest complaints
- Suspension
TL* the contact owns 2011 arboc spirit of mobility bus. The contacts stated that while driving at an unknown speed, both upper ball joints fractured on 4 separate occasions causing the bus operator to lose steering capability. On all four occasions, the vehicle was repaired on site repair facility.…
TL* the contact owns 2011 arboc spirit of mobility bus. The contacts stated that while driving at an unknown speed, both upper ball joints fractured on 4 separate occasions causing the bus operator to lose steering capability. On all four occasions, the vehicle was repaired on site repair facility. The cause of the failure was unable to be determined. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 42,000.
- Suspension
TL* the contact owns 2011 arboc spirit of mobility bus. The contacts stated that while driving at an unknown speed, both upper ball joints fractured on 4 separate occasions causing the bus operator to lose steering capability. On all four occasions, the vehicle was repaired on the site repair…
TL* the contact owns 2011 arboc spirit of mobility bus. The contacts stated that while driving at an unknown speed, both upper ball joints fractured on 4 separate occasions causing the bus operator to lose steering capability. On all four occasions, the vehicle was repaired on the site repair facility. The cause of the failure was unable to be determined. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 33,778.
- Suspension
TL* the contact owns 2011 arboc spirit of mobility bus. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, both upper ball joints fractured on 4 separate occasions causing the bus operator to lose steering capability. On all four occasions, the vehicle was repaired at the on site repair…
TL* the contact owns 2011 arboc spirit of mobility bus. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, both upper ball joints fractured on 4 separate occasions causing the bus operator to lose steering capability. On all four occasions, the vehicle was repaired at the on site repair facility. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was made aware of all failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 39,000.
- Suspension
TL* the contact owns 2011 arboc spirit of mobility bus. The contacts stated that while driving at an unknown speed, both upper ball joints fractured on 4 separate occasions causing the bus operator to lose steering capability. On all four occasions, the vehicle was repaired at the on site repair…
TL* the contact owns 2011 arboc spirit of mobility bus. The contacts stated that while driving at an unknown speed, both upper ball joints fractured on 4 separate occasions causing the bus operator to lose steering capability. On all four occasions, the vehicle was repaired at the on site repair facility. The cause of the failure was unable to be determined. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 31,000.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10144772AR861-Upper Shock/Track Bar Mount Inspection and Repair. Complaint-Upper plates previously installed in AR839 are cracking and pulling away from frame. Cause-Insuffiecient/bad welds not holding under loads. Correction-Inspect/correct welds including drilling 1/8" stop holes into frame at the end of cracks and weld per procedure. Vehicles Affected-All Spirit of Mobility (SOM) units with Reyco Granning rear suspension where AR839 has already been completed.
- 10144771AR860-Front Pivot Mount Inspection and Repair. Complaint-Pivot mount bolts having repeated premature failure. Cause-Spring pivot bolt movement allowed by elongated mounting hole. Correction-Inspect/replace bolt. Labor allowance 2 hours per unit. Vehicles affected-Units that have completed AR831 and built with the front pivot mount bolted to the ARBOC frame without welding. (Buses between SO# 2202 and 2736)
- 10136815AR856-Customer concern about location of Thomas Compressor in wet areas. Cause-Engineering design for placement. Correction- Relocate Thomas Compressor to driver side rear of vehicle.
- 10129773AR854-Change Electrical Body to Aux Battery Connections. Complaint-Electrical body connections tied to starter battery instead of aux battery. Cause-Electrical design. Correction-Relocate battery connection and add jumper harness between circuit breaker and solenoid. Vehicles Affected Chevy SOM/SOF.
- 10118554AR847-Loose Thermo King Power & Ground Lugs Inspection-Repair. Complaint-Power/Ground lugs looseat connection points at circuit breaker or ground bar. Cause-Lugs incorrectly crimped or loose connections at circuit breaker or ground bar. Correction-Review lugs for secure installation and lug crimp (repair as needed)
- 10118551AR844-Lower Shock Bracket Replacement-Complaint-Restricted shock compression with new upper shock mount location (AR839). Cause-New location of upper shock bracket completed in AR839 (if completed previously). Correction-Remove both existing lower shock brackets and replace. Affects all SOM units with Reyco Granning rear suspension.
- 10054288Arboc: 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.
- 10051874Repair instruction for e-brake cable routing on gas buses with a 105" e-brake cable. Arboc.
- 10051873Som units, installation instructions for replacement of 95" e-brake cable on the passenger side to a 105". Arboc.
- 10051871Repair instructions for e-brake cable routing on diesel buses with a 105" e-brake cable. Arboc, models unknown.
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