# NHTSA recall 16V950000

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: 16V950000
- Manufacturer: ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC
- Reported: 2016\-12\-23
- Owners notified: 2017\-01\-13
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- Units potentially affected: 16

## What is wrong

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC \(ARBOC\) is recalling certain model year 2015\-2016 Spirit of Liberty transit buses manufactured November 7, 2014, to July 29, 2016.  On the affected vehicles, the parking brake can engage if the entry door is opened at any speed.


## What can happen

If the parking brake engages unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion, it can increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

ARBOC has notified owners, and dealers will update the vehicle's programming, free of charge.  The recall began on January 13, 2017.  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 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-07\-02
- Vehicles in the campaign: 16
- Reported remedied: 11 \(68%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 2, 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

- [2015 ARBOC SPIRIT OF LIBERTY](/makes/arboc/spirit-of-liberty/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-11\-07 to 2016\-07\-29.
- [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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