Recall Register

2003 Champion Defender: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2003 Champion Defender. The newest campaign is 09V369000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Sep 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Interior Lighting. 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, 09V369000, 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.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 300 units in total.

  1. 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: .

  2. 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..

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. 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. 2003 Champion Defender: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/champion/defender/2003/. 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 2003 Champion Defender?
300 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 Defender have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 26 recall campaigns for the Champion Defender, model years 1999 to 2019. 2 of them name the 2003 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Champion Defender open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.