Champion American Crusader, Challenger, Crusader, CTS-FE and 11 more (2012-2014): Equipment
Recall 14V821000 · Dec 29, 2014 · Champion Bus, Inc.
773
vehicles affected
773
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V821000
- Date
- Dec 29, 2014
- Maker
- Champion Bus, Inc.
- Units affected
- 773
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment
- Model years
- 2012-2014
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 American Crusader, Challenger, Crusader, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, Defender, EZ-Street, HC American, HCAC, LF Transport, M1235, Platinum Shuttle, Stacked Rail, and Federal Coach Premier, and Spirit transit buses manufactured January 1, 2012, to October 1, 2014, equipped with certain triangle warning signs manufactured by Imperial Supplies, LLC. Test reports indicate that the triangle warning signs, labeled C&J, may reflect an inadequate amount of light. As such, these triangle warning kits fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125, "Warning devices."
What can happen
Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Champion will notify owners to inspect their triangles for production dates between April 2011, to April 2014, and the affected triangles will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2015. Owners may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-6474.
Vehicles covered
15 models, 45 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | American Crusader | 2012-2014 |
| Champion | Challenger | 2012-2014 |
| Champion | Crusader | 2012-2014 |
| Champion | CTS-Fe | 2012-2014 |
| Champion | CTS-RE | 2012-2014 |
| Champion | Defender | 2012-2014 |
| Champion | EZ-Street | 2012-2014 |
| Champion | Hcac | 2012-2014 |
| Champion | HC American | 2012-2014 |
| Champion | LF Transport | 2012-2014 |
| Champion | M1235 | 2012-2014 |
| Champion | Platinum Shuttle | 2012-2014 |
| Champion | Stacked Rail | 2012-2014 |
| Federal Coach | Premier | 2012-2014 |
| Federal Coach | Spirit | 2012-2014 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V821000?
15 models: Champion American Crusader (2012-2014), Champion Challenger (2012-2014), Champion Crusader (2012-2014) and 12 more, about 773 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V821000?
Champion will notify owners to inspect their triangles for production dates between April 2011, to April 2014, and the affected triangles will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2015. Owners may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-6474.
What can happen?
Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.
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.