# NHTSA recall 20V335000

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: 20V335000
- Manufacturer's number: RC059801
- Manufacturer: ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC
- Reported: 2020\-06\-09
- Owners notified: 2020\-06\-24
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
- Units potentially affected: 113

## What is wrong

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC \(ARBOC\) is recalling certain 2016\-2020 Spirit of America and 2014\-2019 Spirit of Liberty buses built on a Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation \(FCCC\) chassis.  The power cables on the driver's side may have been routed incorrectly, allowing them to rub against the frame or make contact with the ground cable.


## What can happen

The misrouted power cables may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

ARBOC will notify owners, and dealers will re\-route, inspect, and repair power cable wiring as needed, free of charge.  The recall began June 24, 2020.  Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1\-866\-953\-5555.  ARBOC's number for this recall is RC059801.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2024 quarter 2 to 2025 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-05\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 113
- Reported remedied: 49 \(43%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 3

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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 AMERICA](/makes/arboc/spirit-of-america/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 ARBOC SPIRIT OF AMERICA](/makes/arboc/spirit-of-america/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 ARBOC SPIRIT OF AMERICA](/makes/arboc/spirit-of-america/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 ARBOC SPIRIT OF AMERICA](/makes/arboc/spirit-of-america/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 ARBOC SPIRIT OF AMERICA](/makes/arboc/spirit-of-america/2020/recalls.md)
- [2014 ARBOC SPIRIT OF LIBERTY](/makes/arboc/spirit-of-liberty/2014/recalls.md)
- [2015 ARBOC SPIRIT OF LIBERTY](/makes/arboc/spirit-of-liberty/2015/recalls.md)
- [2016 ARBOC SPIRIT OF LIBERTY](/makes/arboc/spirit-of-liberty/2016/recalls.md)
- [2017 ARBOC SPIRIT OF LIBERTY](/makes/arboc/spirit-of-liberty/2017/recalls.md)
- [2018 ARBOC SPIRIT OF LIBERTY](/makes/arboc/spirit-of-liberty/2018/recalls.md)
- [2019 ARBOC SPIRIT OF LIBERTY](/makes/arboc/spirit-of-liberty/2019/recalls.md)

## 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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