Recall Register

2000 Champion Defender: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2000 Champion Defender. The newest campaign is 04V521000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Nov 2004. 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, 04V521000, in the NHTSA record

Sure-lok is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will inspect and replace the wheelchair securement retractors as necessary. Owners should contact sure-lock at 1-908-231-1804 or champion at 810-724-6474.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 2,382 units in total.

  1. 04V521000Received . 231 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain buses equipped with sure-lok wheelchair securement systems, the sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly is out of alignment.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a vehicle crash, the wheelchair may not be adequately secured possibly resulting in injuries to a wheelchair occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Sure-lok is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will inspect and replace the wheelchair securement retractors as necessary. Owners should contact sure-lock at 1-908-231-1804 or champion at 810-724-6474.

    Report filed by CHAMPION BUS, INC..

  2. 04V519000Received . 1,552 units.

    Structure / Frame and Members / Underbody Shields

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain transit buses, a light gauge steel was used for the floor frame crossmember located in the floor sub-frame.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Driving the bus on some road conditions could cause the sub-floor crossmember frame to crack. This condition can increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will inspect for cracks and if cracks are present owners are to contact champion for repair instructions. The recall began november 16, 2004. Owners should contact champion at 1-800-788-1976.

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

  3. 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.

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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. 19991
  2. 20003
  3. 20013
  4. 20022
  5. 20032
  6. 20042
  7. 20054
  8. 20065
  9. 200710
  10. 200811
  11. 20099
  12. 20107
  13. 20113
  14. 20124
  15. 20135
  16. 20146
  17. 20154
  18. 20161
  19. 20172
  20. 20182
  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. 2000 Champion Defender: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/champion/defender/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
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 2000 Champion Defender?
2,382 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 Defender have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 26 recall campaigns for the Champion Defender, model years 1999 to 2019. 3 of them name the 2000 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 Champion Defender open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.