The defect
Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 LF Transport, HCAC, Defender, Crusader, and Challenger transit buses manufactured September 2, 2014, to October 14, 2014. The spring nuts used to secure the passenger seats failed durability testing.
The risk
Spring nuts that fail to secure the seat and allow seat movement could increase the risk of personal injury in the event of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Champion will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective seat nuts, free of charge. The recall began in December 2014. Owners may contact Champion at 1-810-724-6474.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Champion Challenger | 2014, 2015 |
| Champion Crusader | 2014, 2015 |
| Champion Defender | 2014, 2015 |
| Champion Hcac | 2014, 2015 |
| Champion LF Transport | 2014, 2015 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Challenger | 2014 | 1 | 6 |
| Champion Challenger | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Champion Crusader | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| Champion Crusader | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| Champion Defender | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| Champion Defender | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Champion Hcac | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Champion Hcac | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Champion LF Transport | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Champion LF Transport | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
Other seats recalls in 2014
23 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the seats; Champion Bus, Inc. filed 16 campaigns in all.
| 14V804000 19 Dec 2014 | General Motors LLC |
| 14V769000 3 Dec 2014 | Nova Bus |
| 14V756000 26 Nov 2014 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 14V753000 25 Nov 2014 | Aston Martin Lagonda of North America |
| 14V743000 19 Nov 2014 | Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC |
| 14V721000 10 Nov 2014 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 14V710000 7 Nov 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V670000 24 Oct 2014 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014