Champion Bus, Inc.: Seats
Champion Bus, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 13, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 8. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The 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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
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.
21 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Champion Crusader | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Champion Cts-Re | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Champion Stacked Rail | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Champion Crusader | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Champion Cts-Re | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Champion Stacked Rail | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Champion Crusader | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Champion Cts-Re | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Champion Stacked Rail | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Champion Crusader | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Champion Cts-Re | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Champion Stacked Rail | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Champion Crusader | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Champion Cts-Re | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Champion Stacked Rail | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion Crusader | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion Cts-Re | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion Stacked Rail | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion Crusader | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion Cts-Re | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion Stacked Rail | 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 16V010000.
Full record for the 2015 Champion Crusader → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →