Recall campaign · NHTSA 09V369000

Interior lighting

CHAMPION BUS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2009-09-24.

Recall campaignNHTSA 09V369000

Interior lighting

Component: Interior lighting
Manufacturer: CHAMPION BUS, INC.
Vehicles affected: 69
Reported to NHTSA: 2009-09-24
Owners notified: 2009-12-11

Defect description

CHAMPION BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 THROUGH 2010 TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 2003 AND AUGUST 2009 EQUIPPED WITH LUMINATOR HORIZON LED SIDE DESTINATION SIGNS. THE CONNECTOR BOARD CAN CORRODE DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE UNDER THE CONNECTOR.

Safety risk

A SHORT COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY CAUSING SMOKE AND FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

CHAMPION BUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND LUMINATOR WILL REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE LUMINATOR'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-054. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LUMINATOR AT 1-972-516-3033 OR CHAMPION BUS AT 1-800-331-5761.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

22 model years across 7 models.

Model	Years on record
CHAMPION American Crusader	2007
CHAMPION Challenger	2009 2007 2006 2005
CHAMPION CTS	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2004
CHAMPION Defender	2009 2008 2007 2003
CHAMPION EZ-Trans	2010 2009 2008 2007
CHAMPION High Floor IC	2010
CHAMPION LO-Trans	2006 2005

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.