Champion recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility
What is wrong
Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2006-2015 Challenger, Defender, Crusader, American, American Coach, American Crusader, Corporal, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, HC American, Platinum Shuttle, and Stacked Rail transit buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to August 25, 2015, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
What could happen
If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
The fix
Champion will notify owners, and Ricon will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 21, 2015. Owners may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-1753 extension 415, or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Champion's number for this recall is 15E-068. Note: These buses and wheelchair lifts were subject to a similar recall in 2014. All vehicles that received that recall remedy are still affected by this recall as well.
Vehicles covered
- Champion American 2006–2015
- Champion American Coach 2006–2015
- Champion American Crusader 2006–2015
- Champion Challenger 2006–2015
- Champion Corporal 2006–2015
- Champion Crusader 2006–2015
- Champion Cts-Fe 2006–2015
- Champion Cts-Re 2006–2015
- Champion Defender 2006–2015
- Champion Hc American 2006–2015
- Champion Platinum Shuttle 2006–2015
- Champion Stacked Rail 2006–2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V757000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Champion Bus, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 16, 2015
- Owners notified
- Dec 21, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,338
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jan 1, 2006 to Aug 25, 2015
- Part
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Maker's own recall number
- 15E-068
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 recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Nov 19, 2014
- 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
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.