Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V748000

Seats

Champion Bus, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-11-24.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V748000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Champion Bus, Inc.
Vehicles affected
168
Reported to NHTSA
2014-11-24
Owners notified
2014-12-15

Defect description

Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 LF Transport, HCAC, Defender, Crusader, and Challenger transit buses manufactured September 2, 2014, to October 14, 2014. The spring nuts used to secure the passenger seats failed durability testing.

Safety risk

Spring nuts that fail to secure the seat and allow seat movement could increase the risk of personal injury in the event of a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Champion will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective seat nuts, free of charge. The recall began in December 2014. 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

10 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
CHAMPION Challenger2015 2014
CHAMPION Crusader2015 2014
CHAMPION Defender2015 2014
CHAMPION Hcac2015 2014
CHAMPION LF Transport2015 2014

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.