Champion Bus, Inc.: Equipment › Electrical
Champion Bus, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 12, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 598. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The 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.
The risk
High resistance may cause the board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
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.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Champion Defender | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Champion Ez-Trans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Champion IC High Floor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion American Coach | 0 | 4 | 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 CTS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion Cts-Fe | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion Cts-Re | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion Defender | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion Ez-Trans | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion IC High Floor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion IC Low Floor | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion Challenger | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion Crusader | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion Defender | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion Ez-Trans | 0 | 3 | 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 13V422000.
Full record for the 2011 Champion Defender → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →