Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 11V141000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

CHAMPION BUS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2011-03-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V141000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer
CHAMPION BUS, INC.
Vehicles affected
974
Reported to NHTSA
2011-03-01
Owners notified
2011-03-08

Defect description

CHAMPION BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER GENV EM-1 EVAPORATOR UNITS. DUE TO TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND/OR VIBRATION, THE FUSE MAY LOOSEN IN THE FUSE HOLDER RESULTING IN HIGH RESISTANCE AND ARCING.

Safety risk

IF SUFFICIENT ARCING OCCURS, THE FUSE HOLDER MAY MELT, AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY FLAME, SMOKE AND POTENTIAL FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

CHAMPION BUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE RETROFIT KIT FROM CARRIER ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 8, 2011. OWNER MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-793-4741 OR CHAMPION BUS AT 1-810-724-6474.

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

18 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
CHAMPION American Coach2009
CHAMPION American Crusader2010
CHAMPION Challenger2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
CHAMPION Crusader2011 2010 2009 2008
CHAMPION CTS2009 2008
CHAMPION Defender2010 2009 2008
CHAMPION EZ-Trans2010
CHAMPION BUS Defender2011

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.