NHTSA campaign 02V059003
Champion Recall 02V059003: CHAMPION/VAPOR/DOOR PANEL ADHESIVE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V059003 was reported by CHAMPION BUS, INC. on March 13, 2002, with 181 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Champion Bus and Champion CGT for model years 1997–1999.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V059003
- Filed by
- CHAMPION BUS, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 181 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Door
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V059003. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Champion
Champion Bus
Champion CGT
- 1999 · Vehicles built September 1, 1997 – March 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V059003.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ADHESIVELY BONDED ALUMINUM BUS DOOR PANELS, DUE TO AN IMPERFECT BONDING OF THE DOOR PANEL SKIN TO THE PANEL FRAME, ENVIRONMENTAL MOISTURE MAY INFILTRATE REGIONS OF IMPERFECT BONDING AND CAUSE SEPARATION OF THE FRAME AND DOOR PANEL.
Safety consequence
UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, IF THE PANEL IS SEPARATING OR HAS SEPARATED, A PASSENGER COULD FALL FROM THE BUS ONTO THE ROADWAY, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
VAPOR WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS TO HAVE THEIR BUSES INSPECTED AND WILL INSTALL MECHANICAL FASTENERS TO ATTACH THE SKINS TO THE FRAME ELEMENTS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT VAPOR CORPORATION AT 847-967-8300 OR CHAMPION AT 1-810-724-6474.
Notes
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V059003
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.