Service bulletins for the 2014 ARBOC Spirit of Mobility
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
7 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| AR861 | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. AR861-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. |
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| AR860 | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. AR860-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) |
| AR856 | 2018-05-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. AR856-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. |
| AR854 | 2018-03-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AR854-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. |
| AR847 | 2017-10-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AR847-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) |
| AR844 | 2017-10-05. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. AR844-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. |
| AR839 | 2017-08-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER; STRUCTURE; SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER. AR839-Upper Shock/Track Bar Mount Replacement. Complaint-Cracking at upper shock and track bar mounts on chassis frame. Cause-Concentrated stress loads. Correction- Drill 1/8" stop holes into frame at the end of the cracks and weld provided retrofit bracket in affected areas. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.