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NHTSA campaign 02V160006

Champion Recall 02V160006: CHAMPION/SEAT BELTS/PLASTIC COVER HOUSING

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 02V160006 was reported by CHAMPION BUS, INC. on October 29, 2002, with 599 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Champion CGT, Champion Challenger, Champion Contender and more for model years 1999–2001.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V160006 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
02V160006
Filed by
CHAMPION BUS, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
599 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Seat Belts — Front — Retractor

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V160006. 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 CGT

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – February 28, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Champion Challenger

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – February 28, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Champion Contender

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – February 28, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Champion Crusader

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – February 28, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Champion CTS

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – February 28, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Champion Defender

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – February 28, 2001 (per NHTSA)

  • Champion General

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built July 1, 1999 – February 28, 2001 (per NHTSA)
All Champion recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V160006.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CP TRAVELING RETRACTOR LAP (TYPE 1) SEAT BELTS, THE PLASTIC COVER HOUSING THE RESERVE END OF THE SEAT BELT WEB CAN BREAK. IF THE TWO HALVES OF THE COVER COMPLETELY SEPARATE, THE CONNECTOR PORTION OF THE BELT WILL DETACH FROM THE COVER. ONCE DETACHED, THE CONNECTOR RIVET CAN SEPARATE FROM THE CONNECTOR FRAME CAUSING THE FRAME TO BECOME UNUSABLE.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CANNOT OCCUR DURING USE, HOWEVER, THE BELT WILL BE UNSUABLE AND MAY RESULT IN AN OCCUPANT SEATING POSITION WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, AN UNBELTED INDIVIDUAL COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.

Manufacturer remedy

AMSAFE WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A PLASTIC OUTER COVER THAT SNAPS OVER THE EXISTING COVER ON UNITS IN THE FIELD AND WILL REPLACE BROKEN SEAT BELTS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AMSAFE AT 574-266-8330 OR CHAMPION AT 810-724-6474.

Notes

ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 02V160006

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.