- Vehicles
- 168
- Built between
- Sep 2014 – Oct 2014
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 December 2014
- Repaired
- 76%
- Unrepaired
- 40
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2014 and October 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014-2015 Champion ChallengerBuilt September 2014 to October 2014
- 2014-2015 Champion CrusaderBuilt September 2014 to October 2014
- 2014-2015 Champion DefenderBuilt September 2014 to October 2014
- 2014-2015 Champion HcacBuilt September 2014 to October 2014
- 2014-2015 Champion LF TransportBuilt September 2014 to October 2014
Repair progress
40 of 168 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2016.
76% repaired — 128 of 168 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
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.
What gets fixed
Champion will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective seat nuts, free of charge. The recall began in December 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2014 to October 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 November 2014
- Owners notified15 December 2014
- Latest repair reportQ1 2016 — 76% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 November 2014.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Champion at 1-810-724-6474.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Champion Bus, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.