2012 Champion Challenger: recalls and complaints

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• 18V57300030 Aug 2018Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
• 15V75700016 Nov 2015Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
• 14V82100029 Dec 2014Equipment
• 14V74200019 Nov 2014Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
• 12V59300018 Dec 2012Equipment

1. 18V573000Received 30 Aug 2018. 219 units.

   Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Champion Bus (Champion) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Champion American Coach, American Crusader, American S2, Challenger, Crusader, Defender, and Impulse vehicles, equipped with certain S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts, models K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S2201, S550 and S551. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the injection molded cam with an aluminum machined cam, free of charge. The recall began November 1, 2018. Owners may contact Champion customer service 1-810-724-1753 extension 415 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884 or by emailing Ricon at Admin18E044@wabtec.com.

   Report filed by Champion Bus, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Nov 2018.

2. 15V757000Received 16 Nov 2015. 1,338 units.

   Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by Champion Bus, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 15E-068. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 21 Dec 2015.

3. 14V821000Received 29 Dec 2014. 773 units.

   Equipment

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by Champion Bus, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 Jan 2015.

4. 14V742000Received 19 Nov 2014. 1,229 units.

   Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion Bus) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 American Coach, American Crusader, Challenger, Corporal, Crusader, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, Defender, HCAC, HC American, Platinum Shuttle, and Stacked Rail transit buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to July 31, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Champion Bus will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began in November 2014. Owners may contact Champion Bus customer service at 1-810-724-6474. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.

   Report filed by Champion Bus, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 28 Nov 2014.

5. 12V593000Received 18 Dec 2012. 73 units.

   Equipment

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Champion Bus is recalling certain model year 2006, and certain model year 2008-2013 buses, models: American Crusader, Challenger, Crusader, and Defender; manufactured September 30, 2006, through November 16, 2012. The buses are equipped with a Ricon manufactured wheelchair lift which has an optional armored pendant cable. The cable may have been installed such that it doesn't clear the wheelchair lift and without a protective cover, or a misinstalled protective cover.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The cable may contact the power lug at the base of the wheel chair lift causing a short circuit that could result in a fire.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Champion Bus is working with Ricon to notify owners. Ricon will provide a supplemental cover kit with instructions, free of charge. Owners may contact Champion Bus at 1-819-724-6474 or Ricon at 1-818-267-3000.

   Report filed by Champion Bus, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Jan 2013.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

Complaints that report a crash

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Complaints that report a fire

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Injuries in the complaints

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Deaths in the complaints

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Date of the newest complaint

5 Jun 2018

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

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9. 20058
10. 20069
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17. 20137
18. 20146
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A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2012 Champion Challenger?

3,632 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the Champion Challenger have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 34 recall campaigns for the Champion Challenger, model years 1997 to 2024. 5 of them name the 2012 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2012 Champion Challenger name most often?

Engine: 1 of 1 component mention.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2012 Champion Challenger open?

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.