The defect
Champion Bus (Champion) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Champion American Coach, American Crusader, American S2, Challenger, Crusader, Defender, and Impulse vehicles, equipped with certain S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts, models K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S2201, S550 and S551. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height.
The risk
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the injection molded cam with an aluminum machined cam, free of charge. The recall began November 1, 2018. Owners may contact Champion customer service 1-810-724-1753 extension 415 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884 or by emailing Ricon at Admin18E044@wabtec.com.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Champion American Coach | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Champion American Crusader | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Champion American S2 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Champion Challenger | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Champion Crusader | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Champion Defender | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Champion Impulse | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
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 American Coach | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Champion American Coach | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Champion American Coach | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Champion American Coach | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Champion American Coach | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion American Coach | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion American Coach | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion American Crusader | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Champion American Crusader | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Champion American Crusader | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Champion American Crusader | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Champion American Crusader | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion American Crusader | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion American Crusader | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion American S2 | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion American S2 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion American S2 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion American S2 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion American S2 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion American S2 | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion American S2 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion Challenger | 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| Champion Challenger | 2013 | 0 | 7 |
| Champion Challenger | 2014 | 1 | 6 |
| Champion Challenger | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Champion Challenger | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Champion Challenger | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Champion Challenger | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Champion Crusader | 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| Champion Crusader | 2013 | 0 | 6 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2018
15 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Champion Bus, Inc. filed 16 campaigns in all.
| 18V640000 18 Sept 2018 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 18V611000 11 Sept 2018 | Coach and Equipment Mfg Corp. |
| 18V603000 10 Sept 2018 | Turtle Top |
| 18V584000 4 Sept 2018 | Collins Bus Corporation |
| 18V583000 31 Aug 2018 | Eldorado National-Kansas |
| 18V577000 30 Aug 2018 | Brown Industries, LLC |
| 18V574000 30 Aug 2018 | Corp. Micro Bird Inc. |
| 18V563000 24 Aug 2018 | Navistar, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018