Recall Register

2005 Champion Defender: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2005 Champion Defender. The newest campaign is 09V313000. NHTSA received the report on 30 Jul 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Service Brakes, Hydraulic. 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, 09V313000, in the NHTSA record

Daimler trucks is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Please see 09v-114. Daimler trucks will correct the chassis if found to be defective. This service will be performed for you free of charge. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 1,049 units in total.

  • 09V313000Service Brakes, Hydraulic
  • 08V490000Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
  • 08V182000Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
  • 06V127000Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

  1. 09V313000Received . 36 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Champion bus is recalling 36 model year 2004, 2005, and 2007 defender and model year 2005-2006 m1000 buses built between april 12, 2004 and september 18, 2006. Certain hydraulic brake lines may contact the transmission dipstick tube as the engine rocks.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Continued contact between the brake line and the dipstick tube could cause a brake fluid leak and reduce brake performance, potentially resulting in a crash without warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Please see 09v-114. Daimler trucks will correct the chassis if found to be defective. This service will be performed for you free of charge. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.

    Report filed by CHAMPION BUS, INC..

  2. 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..

  3. 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..

  4. 06V127000Received . 7 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain transit buses equipped with ricon s and k series platform style wheelchair lifts, the vertical support arms for the lifts were improperly welded allowing the lift to stow improperly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event this condition occurs during passenger operations it may not be possible to close the lift door causing the vehicle interlocks to remain engaged preventing movement of the vehicle or the ability to load or unload passengers with disabilities from the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Champion is working with ricon to remedy these buses. The two lift arms will be replaced free of charge. Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or champion at 1-810-724-6474.

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

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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. 2005 Champion Defender: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/champion/defender/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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
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 Defender?
1,049 units in 4 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. 4 of them name the 2005 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 Champion Defender open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.