Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V127000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

CHAMPION BUS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-03-31.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V127000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer
CHAMPION BUS, INC.
Vehicles affected
191
Reported to NHTSA
2010-03-31
Owners notified
2010-05-19

Defect description

CHAMPION BUS HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 BUSES EQUIPPED WITH TRANS/AIR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS INSTALLED BETWEEN MAY 2006 AND JUNE 2009. EACH TRANS/AIR SYSTEM COMES WITH AN ELECTRICAL KIT WHICH CONTAINS A RELAY BOARD AND EC PC BOARD WHICH IF IMPROPERLY INSTALLED COULD OVERHEAT.

Safety risk

AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE RELAY BOARD, CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING AND POSE A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD.

Manufacturer remedy

TRANS AIR WILL NOTIFY THE OWNERS AND THE BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE ALSO SEE TRANS/AIR DEFECT REPORT 09E-042. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 19, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRANS/AIR WARRANTY AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-673- 2446.

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

20 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
CHAMPION American Coach2008
CHAMPION Challenger2009 2008
CHAMPION Defender2008 2007
CHAMPION EZ-Trans2009 2008 2007
CHAMPION HC 270NF2009
CHAMPION IC American Coach2009 2008
CHAMPION IC High Floor2010 2009 2008 2007
CHAMPION IC LOW Floor2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

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.