2007 Champion International Low Floor

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	1		0	1	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner08V326000

Filed Jul 17, 200868 vehiclesChampion Bus, Inc.

Defect. CHAMPION IS RECALLING 68 MY 2007-2009 TRANSIT BUSES. THE FASTENERS THAT ARE USED TO HOLD ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS IN PLACE ON THE ROOF MOUNTED AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL PANEL MAY NOT BE TIGHTENED DOWN TO THE PROPER TORQUE AND/OR THERE MAY BE A POSSIBLE FRAYED WIRE AT THE CONNECTION POINT.

Risk. IF THESE CONNECTIONS ARE LOOSE, IT COULD RESULT IN OVERHEATING AND CAUSE A FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FASTENERS ON THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL BOARD AND TIGHTEN THEM TO THE PROPER TORQUE VALUE IF THEY ARE FOUND TO BE LOOSE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHAMPION BUS AT 1-810-724-1735.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Service Brakes, HydraulicFire

Filed Sep 23, 200976,615 milesMD

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND HAS A SUB-FLEET OF FIFTY (50) CHAMPION BUSES WITH INTERNATIONAL 3200IM CHASSIS. SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS FLEET THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPONENT AND SYSTEMS FAILURES. ONE OF THOSE FAILURES BEING THE BOSCH ZOH-T HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM AND FAILURE OF THE CALIPERS TO RELEASE PRESSURE FROM THE PADS CAUSING A THERMAL HEAT RISE AND WHEEL WELL FIRES. THIS FAILURE IS RANDOM THROUGHOUT THE FLEET AND MAY OCCUR AT ANY TIME.THERE HAVE BEEN SIX (6) THERMAL EVENTS WITH IN THE LAST MONTH THAT HAS RESULTED IN THE GROUNDING OF THE FLEET FROM SERVICE. TO THIS POINT NO PERMANENT SOLUTION HAS BEEN OFFERED BY THE OEM. WHEN FAILURES OCCUR ALL BRAKE COMPONENTS ARE REPLACED WITH OEM COMPONENTS. ALL OEM BRAKE PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED AND SYSTEM IS BLED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 17, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.