# NHTSA recall 16V769000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V769000
- Manufacturer: ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC
- Reported: 2016\-10\-24
- Owners notified: 2016\-11\-04
- Component: ENGINE
- Units potentially affected: 18

## What is wrong

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC \(ARBOC\) is recalling certain model year 2016 Spirit of Liberty vehicles manufactured November 7, 2014, to July 29, 2016.  In the affected vehicles, the rear engine\-run lockout safety switch may have been improperly wired, and as a result, it may be possible to start the engine while the vehicle is being worked on by a mechanic.


## What can happen

If the engine can be started while a mechanic is working on the vehicle, they have an increased risk of injury and or death.


## The remedy

ARBOC will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear engine\-run lockout safety switch wiring, correcting it as necessary, free of charge.  The recall is expected began on November 4, 2016.  Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1\-866\-953\-5555.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-02
- Vehicles in the campaign: 18
- Reported remedied: 17 \(94%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 ARBOC SPIRIT OF LIBERTY](/makes/arboc/spirit-of-liberty/2016/recalls.md). Built 2014\-11\-07 to 2016\-07\-29.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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