CanadaARBOC SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE and SPIRIT OF FREEDOM buses from ARBOC SPECIALTY VEHICLES were identified by model name. They were reported because wheelchair tie-down retractors may not have been manufactured properly and may not lock automatically, which could allow a wheelchair to move in a crash. After ARBOC notified Transport Canada, they determined no Canadian vehicles are affected and the safety recall was withdrawn; this is not a recall and the notice was published for information only.
How to identify it
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The hazard
On certain buses, the wheelchair tie-down retractors may not have been manufactured properly. As a result, the retractor(s) may not lock automatically. If this happens, the wheelchair may not be secured correctly and could move in a crash.
UPDATE - After ARBOC notified Transport Canada about this problem, they determined that there are no Canadian vehicles affected by it. Accordingly, this safety recall was withdrawn.
There is no safety risk, as there are no Canadian vehicles affected by this problem.
What to do
This is not a recall. This notice was published for information only.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Transport Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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