Recall Register

2000 Champion Contender: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2000 Champion Contender. The newest campaign is 06V368000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Sep 2006. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Body / Door. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 06V368000, in the NHTSA record

Vapor bus is conducting this recall (please see 05e-030). All buses involved in this recall have been repaired.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 621 units in total.

  1. 06V368000Received . 22 units.

    Structure / Body / Door

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain buses equipped with vapor bus connecting rods, when the connecting rod is subjected to certain load combinations and cumulative cycling, initiation and propagation of fatigue cracks are seen at the external thread roots. If the crack initiates and propagates through the cross section of the connecting rod, it may result in the bending or the connecting rod assembly and malfunction of the door actuation assembly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the crack propagates through the entire cross section of the connecting rod, the connecting rod may break and the associated door panel may be able to move freely in an uncontrolled manner, leaving passengers inside the bus unprotected by the door panel and possibly enabling a protruding door panel to strike persons or objects outside the bus.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Vapor bus is conducting this recall (please see 05e-030). All buses involved in this recall have been repaired.

    Report filed by CHAMPION BUS, INC..

  2. 02V160006Received . 599 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Retractor

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain buses equipped with cp traveling retractor lap (type 1) seat belts, the plastic cover housing the reserve end of the seat belt web can break. If the two halves of the cover completely separate, the connector portion of the belt will detach from the cover. Once detached, the connector rivet can separate from the connector frame causing the frame to become unusable.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition cannot occur during use, however, the belt will be unsuable and may result in an occupant seating position without a seat belt. In the event of a vehicle crash, an unbelted individual could be seriously injured or killed.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Amsafe will notify its customers and provide a plastic outer cover that snaps over the existing cover on units in the field and will replace broken seat belts free of charge. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact amsafe at 574-266-8330 or champion at 810-724-6474.

    Report filed by CHAMPION BUS, INC..

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.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

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.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19981
  2. 19991
  3. 20002
  4. 20011

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2000 Champion Contender: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/champion/contender/2000/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
CHAMPION BUS, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 Champion Contender?
621 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Champion Contender have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Champion Contender, model years 1998 to 2001. 2 of them name the 2000 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Champion Contender open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.