- Vehicles
- 219
- Built between
- Jan 2012 – Aug 2018
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 November 2018
- Repaired
- 39%
- Unrepaired
- 134
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2012 and August 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2012-2018 Champion American CoachBuilt January 2012 to August 2018
- 2012-2018 Champion American CrusaderBuilt January 2012 to August 2018
- 2012-2018 Champion American S2Built January 2012 to August 2018
- 2012-2018 Champion ChallengerBuilt January 2012 to August 2018
- 2012-2018 Champion CrusaderBuilt January 2012 to August 2018
- 2012-2018 Champion DefenderBuilt January 2012 to August 2018
- 2012-2018 Champion ImpulseBuilt January 2012 to August 2018
Repair progress
134 of 219 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2020.
39% repaired — 85 of 219 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 (Champion) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Champion American Coach, American Crusader, American S2, Challenger, Crusader, Defender, and Impulse vehicles, equipped with certain S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts, models K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S2201, S550 and S551. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height.
What could happen
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Dealers will replace the injection molded cam with an aluminum machined cam, free of charge. The recall began November 1, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2012 to August 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 August 2018
- Owners notified1 November 2018
- Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 39% 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 30 August 2018.
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 customer service 1-810-724-1753 extension 415 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884 or by emailing Ricon at Admin18E044@wabtec.com.
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.