Champion / Federal Coach recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 American Crusader, Challenger, Crusader, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, Defender, EZ-Street, HC American, HCAC, LF Transport, M1235, Platinum Shuttle, Stacked Rail, and Federal Coach Premier, and Spirit transit buses manufactured January 1, 2012, to October 1, 2014, equipped with certain triangle warning signs manufactured by Imperial Supplies, LLC. Test reports indicate that the triangle warning signs, labeled C&J, may reflect an inadequate amount of light. As such, these triangle warning kits fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125, "Warning devices."
What could happen
Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Champion will notify owners to inspect their triangles for production dates between April 2011, to April 2014, and the affected triangles will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2015. Owners may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-6474.
Vehicles covered
- Champion American Crusader 2012–2014
- Champion Challenger 2012–2014
- Champion Crusader 2012–2014
- Champion Cts-Fe 2012–2014
- Champion Cts-Re 2012–2014
- Champion Defender 2012–2014
- Champion Ez-Street 2012–2014
- Champion Hc American 2012–2014
- Champion Hcac 2012–2014
- Champion Lf Transport 2012–2014
- Champion M1235 2012–2014
- Champion Platinum Shuttle 2012–2014
- Champion Stacked Rail 2012–2014
- Federal Coach Premier 2012–2014
- Federal Coach Spirit 2012–2014
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 14V821000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Champion Bus, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Dec 29, 2014
- Owners notified
- Jan 6, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 773
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jan 1, 2012 to Oct 1, 2014
- Part
- Equipment
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 125
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Champion / Eldorado / Elkhart and more recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Apr 5, 2024
- Champion / Goshen recall: Structure Jul 25, 2019
- Champion / Goshen recall: Seats Nov 12, 2018
- Champion recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Aug 30, 2018
- Champion recall: Seats May 12, 2016
- Champion recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Nov 16, 2015
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.