{"id":142686,"date":"2021-01-04T20:37:03","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T20:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/champion-bus-defender-2014-14v302000\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T20:37:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T20:37:03","slug":"champion-bus-defender-2014-14v302000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/champion-bus-defender-2014-14v302000\/","title":{"rendered":"Champion Bus Defender (2014) – 14V302000"},"content":{"rendered":"

Defect Description For Recall<\/h2>

Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) Is Recalling Certain Model Year 2014 Defender Shuttle Buses Built On Freightliner M2 Chassis Equipped With Immi-Brand L9 Seat Belt Buckles. When The Button Is Pressed To Release The Seat Belt, The Latch Plate Can Become Partially Engaged With The Buckle, Making The Seat Belt Difficult To Unlatch. Thus, These Vehicles Fail To Conform To The Requirements Of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (Fmvss) No. 209, “Seat Belt Assemblies.”<\/p>

Make Of Vehicle<\/h2>

Champion BUS<\/p>

Model Of Vehicle<\/h2>

DEFENDER<\/p>

Year<\/h2>

2014<\/p>

Recall Campaign Number<\/h2>

14V302000<\/p>

Component Description<\/h2>

Seat Belts<\/p>

Effect Of Defect<\/h2>

If The Latch Plate Remains Partially Engaged After The Button Is Pressed, Egress From The Vehicle Could Be Hindered Which Would Increase The Risk Of Injury In The Event Of An Emergency.<\/p>

Fix Defect<\/h2>

Daimler Trucks North America (Dtna), Manufacturer Of The Freightliner Chassis, Has Notified Owners, And Dtna Dealers Will Inspect And Replace The Seat Belt Buckle, As Necessary, Free Of Charge. The Recall Began On May 27, 2014. Owners May Contact Champion Bus At 1-810-724-6474 Or Dtna At 1-800-385-4357.<\/p>

Vehicle Manufacturer<\/h2>

Champion Bus, Inc.<\/p>

Start Of Manufacture<\/h2>

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End Of Manufacture<\/h2>

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Type Of Vehicle Recall<\/h2>

V<\/p>

Number Affected<\/h2>

25<\/p>

Date Owners Notified<\/h2>

20140121<\/p>

Initiated By<\/h2>

Mfr<\/p>

Responsible Manufacturer<\/h2>

Champion Bus, Inc.<\/p>

Date Report Received<\/h2>

20140528<\/p>

Make Campaign Number<\/h2>

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Part Number<\/h2>

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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard<\/h2>

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Vehicle recall defect – Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) Is Recalling Certain Model Year 2014 Defender Shuttle Buses Built On Freightliner M2 Chassis Equipped With Immi-Brand L9 Seat Belt Buckles. When The Button Is Pressed To Release The Seat Belt, The Latch Plate Can Become Partially Engaged With The Buckle, Making The Seat Belt Difficult To Unlatch. Thus, These Vehicles Fail To Conform To The Requirements Of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (Fmvss) No. 209, “Seat Belt Assemblies.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[15858,8716],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142686"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142686\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}