2010 CHAMPION CTS-RE Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 13V422000 on 09/23/2013
- Component:
- Equipment:electrical
- Manufactured:
- 07/31/2009 - 05/18/2011
- Affected:
- 598
- Defect:
- Champion bus is recalling certain model year 2010 american crusader, american coach, cts-fe, cts-re, and ic low floor buses; and 2009-2010 challenger and crusader buses; and 2009-2011 defender and ez trans buses; and 2010-2011 ic high floor buses. the buses are manufactured from august 1, 2009, through may 19, 2011, and equipped with a&m systems door headers containing model 3230 circuit boards. voltage spikes may damage electrical components and electrical circuits, causing the circuit board to develop high resistance.
- Consequence:
- High resistance may cause the board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Correction:
- Champion bus will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the door header and replace any defective circuit board, free of charge. the recall began on october 22, 2013. owners may contact champion at 1-810-724-6474.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 14V742000 on 11/18/2014
- Component:
- Equipment adaptive
- Manufactured:
- 12/31/2005 - 07/30/2014
- Affected:
- 1,229
- Defect:
- 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:
- 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.
- Correction:
- 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.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 15V757000 on 11/15/2015
- Component:
- Equipment adaptive
- Manufactured:
- 12/31/2005 - 08/24/2015
- Affected:
- 1,338
- Defect:
- 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.
- Consequence:
- 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.
- Correction:
- 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'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.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 16V010000 on 01/12/2016
- Component:
- Seats
- Manufactured:
- 04/04/2010 - 10/13/2015
- Affected:
- 8
- Defect:
- Champion bus, inc. (champion) is recalling certain model year 2009-2015 crusader, stacked rail, and cts re vehicles manufactured april 5, 2010, to october 14, 2015, equipped with recaro ergo-m commercial bus driver seats. the affected seats have j-brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the j-bracket.
- Consequence:
- If the seatbelt anchorage assembly separates from the j-bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash increasing their risk of injury.
- Correction:
- Champion will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats to determine if welds are missing. any j-bracket that is missing welds will be removed and replaced, free of charge. the recall began on february 25, 2016. owners may contact champion customer service at 1-810-724-6474, or johnson controls (manufacturer of recaro seats) customer service at 1-248-484-3203.
- 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.
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