NHTSA campaign 13V004000
Arboc Recall 13V-004: Seat Reinforcement Plates may be Missing
NHTSA recall 13V004000 was reported by ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC on January 7, 2013, with 21 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Arboc Spirit Of Mobility for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on January 14, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 13V004000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V004000 (also written 13V-004 or 13V004)
- Filed by
- ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 21 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 85.71% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V004000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Arboc
Arboc Spirit Of Mobility
- 2012 · Vehicles built May 14, 2012 – September 26, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V004000.
Defect description
ARBOC specialty vehicles, LLC (ARBOC) is recalling certain model year 2012 Spirit of Mobility buses, models 21-G, 23-G, 23-D, 26-G, 26S-DC, 26-D, 28-G and 28-GC, manufactured from May 14, 2012, through September 26, 2012. The passenger seat base rear bolts may be missing their reinforcement plates.
Safety consequence
In the event of an accident, inadequate reinforcement of the passenger seat may result in the seats ripping from the floor, increasing the risk of injury to the vehicle occupants.
Manufacturer remedy
ARBOC will will notify owners, and dealers will repair the affected seat bases, free of charge. This recall ibegan on January 14, 2013. Owners may contact ARBOC at 1-575-825-4880.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V004000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.