Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V422000

Equipment: electrical

Champion Bus, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-09-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V422000

Equipment: electrical

Component
Equipment: electrical
Manufacturer
Champion Bus, Inc.
Vehicles affected
598
Reported to NHTSA
2013-09-12
Owners notified
2013-10-22

Defect description

Champion Bus is recalling certain model year 2010 American Crusader, American Coach, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, and IC Low Floor buses; and 2009-2010 Challenger and Crusader buses; and 2009-2011 Defender and EZ Trans buses; and 2010-2011 IC High Floor buses. The buses are manufactured from August 1, 2009, through May 19, 2011, and equipped with A&M Systems door headers containing model 3230 circuit boards. Voltage spikes may damage electrical components and electrical circuits, causing the circuit board to develop high resistance.

Safety risk

High resistance may cause the board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Champion Bus will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the door header and replace any defective circuit board, free of charge. The recall began on October 22, 2013. Owners may contact Champion at 1-810-724-6474.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

18 model years across 11 models.

ModelYears on record
CHAMPION American Coach2010
CHAMPION American Crusader2010
CHAMPION Challenger2010 2009
CHAMPION Crusader2010 2009
CHAMPION CTS2010
CHAMPION CTS-FE2010
CHAMPION CTS-RE2010
CHAMPION Defender2011 2010 2009
CHAMPION EZ-Trans2011 2010 2009
CHAMPION IC High Floor2011 2010
CHAMPION IC LOW Floor2010

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.