Arboc Specialty Vehicles and Arboc recall 26V-349: Wheelchair Restraint Retractor May Not Lock
An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
Campaign facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 26V349000 (26V-349)
- Filed by
- ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC
- Report received
- May 28, 2026
- Component
- Equipment adaptive/mobility:wheelchair restraints/securement:critical fasteners
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 42
- Model years
- 2025–2026
- Built between
- November 10, 2025 and April 24, 2026
- Owner letters
- June 25, 2026
- Recall initiated by
- The manufacturer
- Remedy completion rate
- 0.00% (latest quarterly report)
What is wrong
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2025 Spirit of Equess, 2026 Spirit of Freedom, Spirit of Independence, and Spirit of Mobility 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.
Why equipment defects matter: The risk depends on the part — a gas leak is a fire risk, while a lift or ramp failure can injure the person using it.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 25, 2026. Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1-866-953-5555.
About the equipment
Equipment campaigns often involve recreational vehicles and commercial bodies: appliances, gas systems, lifts, labels and add-on parts.
Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-349
- Arboc Spirit Of Independence 2026
- Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit Of Equess 2025
- Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit Of Freedom 2026
- Arboc Specialty Vehicles Spirit Of Mobility 2026
What to do
- Enter your VIN in NHTSA’s lookup (below) to confirm that your vehicle is included and that the repair has not already been done.
- Call a dealer for the brand and book the repair. Quote NHTSA campaign 26V-349.
- Read the consequence summary carefully and stop using the affected equipment if the notice says to.
- Safety recall repairs are carried out free of charge by the manufacturer’s dealers. If you already paid for this repair yourself, ask the manufacturer about reimbursement and keep your receipt.
Check by VIN
A campaign rarely covers every vehicle of a model year. Enter your 17-character VIN to find the recall campaigns filed for your make, model and model year. The VIN is on the driver’s side of the dashboard (visible through the windshield), on the door-jamb label, and on your registration and insurance documents.
Is a recall still open on your vehicle? Only NHTSA’s official VIN check can say whether a campaign applies to your exact vehicle and whether the repair has already been done.
Your VIN is decoded with NHTSA’s public vPIC service to identify the make, model and year. It is not stored and is not added to any page address.
The official record
This page reproduces the campaign as filed with NHTSA. The NHTSA record is authoritative — if anything here differs, follow the agency.
Open campaign 26V-349 on NHTSA.gov