Recall Register

2005 Champion Crusader: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2005 Champion Crusader. The newest campaign is 08V490000. NHTSA received the report on 25 Sep 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment Adaptive/Mobility. 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, 08V490000, in the NHTSA record

Champion bus is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lift free of charge (please see 07e097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or champion bus at 1-800-331-5761.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 1,081 units in total.

  1. 08V490000Received . 503 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Champion bus is recalling 503 my 2005-2007 challenger, crusader, defender, my 2005-2006 corporal, my 2006 cts-re, and my 2007 cts-fe and ic defender transit buses equipped with a ricon platform style wheelchair lift. This lift fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles." the anti-stow interlock may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user. The pressure sensing switch that detects the presence of weight on the platform was not adjusted to the necessary sensitivity level. The lift could stow even though someone or something is still on the lift.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A lift occupant can be injured should the lift begin to stow unintentionally.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Champion bus is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lift free of charge (please see 07e097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or champion bus at 1-800-331-5761.

    Report filed by CHAMPION BUS, INC..

  2. 08V182000Received . 503 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Champion bus is recalling 503 my 2005-2008 defender, challenger, cts-re, cts-fe and crusader buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user in a certain spot within the defined threshold area.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Champion bus is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or champion bus at 1-937-596-6849.

    Report filed by CHAMPION BUS, INC..

  3. 05V174000Received . 75 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain diesel buses built on ford e-series chassis and equipped with carrier vacuum pump brackets, the brackets could break.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    When the bracket breaks, the vacuum pump that provides the power to the power brakes becomes inoperative, increasing the risk of a crash. Also, the power steering could be affected if the belt gets caught in the other belts.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Carrier is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact carrier service department at 1-800-450-2211.

    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. 19991
  2. 20002
  3. 20012
  4. 20021
  5. 20031
  6. 20042
  7. 20053
  8. 20065
  9. 20074
  10. 20088
  11. 200910
  12. 20108
  13. 20115
  14. 20125
  15. 20136
  16. 20147
  17. 20155
  18. 20161
  19. 20171
  20. 20181
  21. 20191

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. 2005 Champion Crusader: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/champion/crusader/2005/. 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
29 Mar 2018
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 2005 Champion Crusader?
1,081 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Champion Crusader have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 22 recall campaigns for the Champion Crusader, model years 1999 to 2019. 3 of them name the 2005 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Champion Crusader open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.