Champion Bus, Inc.: Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Champion Bus, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 1, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 974. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CHAMPION BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER GENV EM-1 EVAPORATOR UNITS. DUE TO TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND/OR VIBRATION, THE FUSE MAY LOOSEN IN THE FUSE HOLDER RESULTING IN HIGH RESISTANCE AND ARCING.
The risk
IF SUFFICIENT ARCING OCCURS, THE FUSE HOLDER MAY MELT, AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY FLAME, SMOKE AND POTENTIAL FIRE.
The remedy
CHAMPION BUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE RETROFIT KIT FROM CARRIER ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 8, 2011. OWNER MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-793-4741 OR CHAMPION BUS AT 1-810-724-6474.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Champion Challenger | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Champion Crusader | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Champion Bus Defender | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion American Crusader | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion Challenger | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion Crusader | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion Defender | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion Ez-Trans | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion American Coach | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion Challenger | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion Crusader | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion CTS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion Defender | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Champion Challenger | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Champion Crusader | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Champion CTS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Champion Defender | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Champion Challenger | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 11V141000.
Full record for the 2011 Champion Challenger → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →