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Champion, Federal Coach 2012–2014 Equipment recall

Recalled December 29, 2014 · NHTSA recall 14V821000 · Champion

Hazard
Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
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.
Units
773 units

Description

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 to do

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.

Product
Champion AMERICAN CRUSADER · Champion CHALLENGER · Champion CRUSADER · Champion CTS-FE · Champion CTS-RE · Champion DEFENDER · Champion EZ-STREET · Champion HC AMERICAN · Champion HCAC · Champion LF TRANSPORT · Champion M1235 · Champion PLATINUM SHUTTLE · Champion PREMIER · Champion SPIRIT · Champion STACKED RAIL
Manufacturer(s)
Champion Bus, Inc.

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Official recall notice on nhtsa.gov

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