Champion recall: Seats
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
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.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Champion Crusader 2009–2015
- Champion Cts-Re 2009–2015
- Champion Stacked Rail 2009–2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 16V010000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Champion Bus, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 13, 2016
- Owners notified
- Feb 25, 2016
- Vehicles or items affected
- 8
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Apr 5, 2010 to Oct 14, 2015
- Part
- Seats
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 / Goshen recall: Structure Jul 25, 2019
- Champion recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Aug 30, 2018
- Champion recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Nov 16, 2015
- Champion recall: Seat belts Jun 19, 2015
- Champion / Federal Coach recall: Equipment Dec 29, 2014
- Champion recall: Seats Nov 24, 2014
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.