Recall Register

2009 Champion CTS: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2009 Champion CTS. The newest campaign is 11V141000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Mar 2011. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner. 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, 11V141000, in the NHTSA record

Champion bus will notify owners and provide information on how to obtain the retrofit kit from carrier along with repair instructions. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on march 8, 2011. Owner may contact carrier at 1-800-793-4741 or champion bus at 1-810-724-6474.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,043 units in total.

  1. 11V141000Received . 974 units.

    Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Champion bus is recalling certain vehicles equipped with carrier genv em-1 evaporator units. Due to time, temperature, and/or vibration, the fuse may loosen in the fuse holder resulting in high resistance and arcing.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If sufficient arcing occurs, the fuse holder may melt, and may be accompanied by flame, smoke and potential fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Champion bus will notify owners and provide information on how to obtain the retrofit kit from carrier along with repair instructions. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on march 8, 2011. Owner may contact carrier at 1-800-793-4741 or champion bus at 1-810-724-6474.

    Report filed by CHAMPION BUS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 09V369000Received . 69 units.

    Interior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Champion bus is recalling certain model year 2003 through 2010 transit buses manufactured between january 2003 and august 2009 equipped with luminator horizon LED side destination signs. The connector board can corrode due to an accumulation of moisture under the connector.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A short could occur, possibly causing smoke and fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Champion bus will notify owners and luminator will repair the buses free of charge. Please see luminator's defect report 09e-054. The safety recall began on december 11, 2009. Owners may contact luminator at 1-972-516-3033 or champion bus at 1-800-331-5761.

    Report filed by CHAMPION BUS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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

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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. 19861
  2. 19871
  3. 19881
  4. 19891
  5. 19901
  6. 19991
  7. 20003
  8. 20013
  9. 20022
  10. 20031
  11. 20043
  12. 20063
  13. 20071
  14. 20082
  15. 20092
  16. 20102
  17. 20111

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. 2009 Champion CTS: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/champion/cts/2009/. 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
30 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 2009 Champion CTS?
1,043 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 CTS have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the Champion CTS, model years 1986 to 2011. 2 of them name the 2009 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2009 Champion CTS open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.