Recall Register

2014 Champion Hcac: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2014 Champion Hcac. The newest campaign is 15V391000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Jun 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Webbing. 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.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 15V391000, in the NHTSA record

Champion will notify owners, and dealers will install a plastic sleeve over the metal seat frame, and replace any seat belts that show evidence of fraying, free of charge. The recall began on September 16, 2015. Owners may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-1753 extension 562.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 3,988 units in total.

  1. 15V391000Received . 1,818 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Webbing

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 American Crusader, American Coach, Challenger, Crusader, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, Defender, EZ Trans, HCAC, HC, DFUC, LF Transport, Premier, and Spirit transit buses manufactured March 1, 2013, to June 12, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the passenger seat belts may rub against the metal seat frame and fray. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A frayed seat belt fray may fail to properly restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Champion will notify owners, and dealers will install a plastic sleeve over the metal seat frame, and replace any seat belts that show evidence of fraying, free of charge. The recall began on September 16, 2015. Owners may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-1753 extension 562.

    Report filed by Champion Bus, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 14V821000Received . 773 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 American Crusader, Challenger, Crusader, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, Defender, EZ-Street, HC American, HCAC, LF Transport, M1235, Platinum Shuttle, Stacked Rail, and Federal Coach Premier, and Spirit transit buses manufactured January 1, 2012, to October 1, 2014, equipped with certain triangle warning signs manufactured by Imperial Supplies, LLC. Test reports indicate that the triangle warning signs, labeled C&J, may reflect an inadequate amount of light. As such, these triangle warning kits fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125, "Warning devices."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Champion will notify owners to inspect their triangles for production dates between April 2011, to April 2014, and the affected triangles will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2015. Owners may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-6474.

    Report filed by Champion Bus, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 14V748000Received . 168 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 LF Transport, HCAC, Defender, Crusader, and Challenger transit buses manufactured September 2, 2014, to October 14, 2014. The spring nuts used to secure the passenger seats failed durability testing.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Spring nuts that fail to secure the seat and allow seat movement could increase the risk of personal injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Champion will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective seat nuts, free of charge. The recall began in December 2014. Owners may contact Champion at 1-810-724-6474.

    Report filed by Champion Bus, Inc.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 14V742000Received . 1,229 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion Bus) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 American Coach, American Crusader, Challenger, Corporal, Crusader, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, Defender, HCAC, HC American, Platinum Shuttle, and Stacked Rail transit buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to July 31, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Champion Bus will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began in November 2014. Owners may contact Champion Bus customer service at 1-810-724-6474. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.

    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.

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. 20061
  2. 20071
  3. 20081
  4. 20091
  5. 20101
  6. 20111
  7. 20122
  8. 20133
  9. 20144
  10. 20152

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2014 Champion Hcac: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/champion/hcac/2014/. 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 2014 Champion Hcac?
3,988 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 Hcac have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Champion Hcac, model years 2006 to 2015. 4 of them name the 2014 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2014 Champion Hcac open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.