Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V275000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

CHAMPION BUS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-05-17.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V275000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Component
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Manufacturer
CHAMPION BUS, INC.
Vehicles affected
892
Reported to NHTSA
2012-05-17
Owners notified
2012-08-17

Defect description

CHAMPION BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2011 TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN CENTURY-2 AND/OR VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. OVER TIME AND WITH FREQUENT USE, THE ROLL STOP LATCHES ON THE OUTER BARRIER MAY BECOME BENT OR MISALIGNED.

Safety risk

A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIR’S OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

CHAMPION BUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL began on AUGUST 17, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT 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

19 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
CHAMPION American Coach2011 2010 2009 2008
CHAMPION American Crusader2009 2008 2007
CHAMPION Challenger2010 2009 2008
CHAMPION Crusader2010 2009 2008
CHAMPION Ctste2010 2009
CHAMPION Defender2010 2009 2008
CHAMPION Terrastar2010

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.