{"id":142784,"date":"2021-01-04T20:38:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T20:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/champion-american-2014-15v757000\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T20:38:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T20:38:21","slug":"champion-american-2014-15v757000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/champion-american-2014-15v757000\/","title":{"rendered":"Champion American (2014) &#8211; 15V757000"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Defect Description For Recall<\/h2><p>Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) Is Recalling Certain Model Year 2006-2015 Challenger, Defender, Crusader, American, American Coach, American Crusader, Corporal, Cts-Fe, Cts-Re, Hc American, PlatinUM Shuttle, And Stacked Rail Transit Buses Manufactured January 1, 2006, To August 25, 2015, Equipped With Certain Model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, And S5510 Wheelchair Lifts.  The Affected Lifts Are Equipped With Folding Link Arms That May Have Pivot Holes That Are Too Big, Allowing The Bearings To Move Out Of Position.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Make Of Vehicle<\/h2><p>Champion<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Model Of Vehicle<\/h2><p>AMERICAN<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Year<\/h2><p>2014<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Recall Campaign Number<\/h2><p>15V757000<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Component Description<\/h2><p>Equipment Adaptive\/Mobility<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Effect Of Defect<\/h2><p>If The Bearings Move Out Of Position, The Stowed Platform May Have Excessive Movement Resulting In Failure Of The Platform Mounting.  This Failure Could Cause The Wheel Chair Lift Platform To Fall Out Of The Vehicle When The Doors Are Opened, Increasing The Risk Of Injury For The Lift Operator.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Fix Defect<\/h2><p>Champion Will Notify Owners, And Ricon Will Inspect The Link Arms For Damage Or For Displaced Bearings.  The Platform Will Be Inspected For Cracks.  Any Damaged Parts Will Be Replaced, Free Of Charge.  The Recall Began On December 21, 2015.  Owners May Contact Champion Customer Service At 1-810-724-1753 Extension 415, Or Ricon Customer Service At 1-800-322-2884.  Champion&#8217;S Number For This Recall Is 15E-068.  Note: These Buses And Wheelchair Lifts Were Subject To A Similar Recall In 2014.  All Vehicles That Received That Recall Remedy Are Still Affected By This Recall As Well.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Vehicle Manufacturer<\/h2><p>Champion Bus, Inc.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Start Of Manufacture<\/h2><p>20060101<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">End Of Manufacture<\/h2><p>20150825<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Type Of Vehicle Recall<\/h2><p>V<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Number Affected<\/h2><p>1338<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Date Owners Notified<\/h2><p>20151221<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Initiated By<\/h2><p>Mfr<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Responsible Manufacturer<\/h2><p>Champion Bus, Inc.<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Date Report Received<\/h2><p>20151116<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Make Campaign Number<\/h2><p>1.5E-67<\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Part Number<\/h2><p><\/p><h2 class=\"has-Medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard<\/h2><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vehicle recall defect &#8211; Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) Is Recalling Certain Model Year 2006-2015 Challenger, Defender, Crusader, American, American Coach, American Crusader, Corporal, Cts-Fe, Cts-Re, Hc American, PlatinUM Shuttle, And Stacked Rail Transit Buses Manufactured January 1, 2006, To August 25, 2015, Equipped With Certain Model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, And S5510 Wheelchair Lifts.  The Affected Lifts Are Equipped With Folding Link Arms That May Have Pivot Holes That Are Too Big, Allowing The Bearings To Move Out Of Position.<\/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":[1567,5673],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142784"}],"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=142784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142784\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vehicle-recall.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}