Arboc Spirit Of Freedom, model year 2021. Filed by ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 12 March 2021. 29 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2021 Spirit of Freedom Ford E450 vehicles. The fuel hose may not be secured correctly, which can result in a fuel leak.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21V174 cover?
- Arboc Spirit Of Freedom, model year 2021.
- What is wrong with them?
- ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain 2021 Spirit of Freedom Ford E450 vehicles. The fuel hose may not be secured correctly, which can result in a fuel leak.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. ARBOC has notified owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the fuel hose connection, free of charge. The recall began March 16, 2021. Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1-866-953-5555.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21V174 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
| System at fault | Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings |
| Reported to NHTSA | 12 March 2021 |
| Model years | 2021-2021 |
| Vehicles named | ARBOC SPIRIT OF FREEDOM |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of fire.
The remedy
ARBOC has notified owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the fuel hose connection, free of charge. The recall began March 16, 2021. Owners may contact ARBOC customer service at 1-866-953-5555.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 470 notices in the record whose component field names fuel system, gasoline. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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Other Arboc notices we hold
- 26V479: 2017-2026 Spirit of Independence transit buses
- 26V349: 2025 Spirit of Equess, 2026 Spirit of Freedom, Spirit of Independence, and Spirit of Mobility transit buses
- 26V137: 2018-2026 Spirit of Freedom and Spirit of Mobility transit buses
- 25V842: 2025 Spirit of Freedom transit buses
- 25V841: 2025 Spirit of Mobility and Spirit of Freedom transit buses
- 24V500: 2023-2024 Spirit of Freedom
- 21V187: 2018-2021 Spirit of Equess buses equipped with Cummins Westport Inc
- 20V335: 2016-2020 Spirit of America and 2014-2019 Spirit of Liberty buses built on a Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) chassis
All 14 Arboc campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 21V174 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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