Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V010000

Seats

Champion Bus, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-01-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V010000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Champion Bus, Inc.
Vehicles affected
8
Reported to NHTSA
2016-01-13
Owners notified
2016-02-25

Defect description

Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2009-2015 Crusader, Stacked Rail, and CTS RE vehicles manufactured April 5, 2010, to October 14, 2015, equipped with Recaro Ergo-M Commercial Bus Driver Seats. The affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket.

Safety risk

If the seatbelt anchorage assembly separates from the J-Bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash increasing their risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Champion will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats to determine if welds are missing. Any J-Bracket that is missing welds will be removed and replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 25, 2016. Owners may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-6474, or Johnson Controls (manufacturer of Recaro seats) customer service at 1-248-484-3203.

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

21 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
CHAMPION Crusader2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
CHAMPION CTS-RE2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
CHAMPION Stacked Rail2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

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.