Champion American Coach, American Crusader, Challenger, Crusader and 7 more (2009-2011): Equipment
Recall 13V422000 · Sep 12, 2013 · Champion Bus, Inc.
598
vehicles affected
598
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13V422000
- Date
- Sep 12, 2013
- Maker
- Champion Bus, Inc.
- Units affected
- 598
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment > Electrical
- Model years
- 2009-2011
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
High resistance may cause the board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
11 models, 18 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | American Coach | 2010 |
| Champion | American Crusader | 2010 |
| Champion | Challenger | 2009-2010 |
| Champion | Crusader | 2009-2010 |
| Champion | CTS | 2010 |
| Champion | CTS-Fe | 2010 |
| Champion | CTS-RE | 2010 |
| Champion | Defender | 2009-2011 |
| Champion | EZ-Trans | 2009-2011 |
| Champion | IC High Floor | 2010-2011 |
| Champion | IC Low Floor | 2010 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 13V422000?
11 models: Champion American Coach (2010), Champion American Crusader (2010), Champion Challenger (2009-2010) and 8 more, about 598 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 13V422000?
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.
What can happen?
High resistance may cause the board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.