2025 Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit OF Freedom recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
🔧 The fix
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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V842000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 25E063
- Manufacturer
- ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 12
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:LATCH/ANCHOR:
- Owner phone
- 1-866-953-5555
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 6, 2026
- Built
- May 14, 2025 – Dec 8, 2025
- Recall started by
- ODI