NHTSA campaign 06V127000
Champion Recall 06V-127: WHEELCHAIR LIFTS/RICON
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 06V127000 was reported by CHAMPION BUS, INC. on April 24, 2006, with 7 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Champion Challenger, Champion Corporal and Champion Defender for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on March 6, 2007, per NHTSA.
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 06V127000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V127000 (also written 06V-127 or 06V127)
- Filed by
- CHAMPION BUS, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 7 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE06-003 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V127000. 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 Challenger
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Champion Corporal
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Champion Defender
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – August 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V127000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH RICON S AND K SERIES PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS, THE VERTICAL SUPPORT ARMS FOR THE LIFTS WERE IMPROPERLY WELDED ALLOWING THE LIFT TO STOW IMPROPERLY.
Safety consequence
IN THE EVENT THIS CONDITION OCCURS DURING PASSENGER OPERATIONS IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO CLOSE THE LIFT DOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE INTERLOCKS TO REMAIN ENGAGED PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE OR THE ABILITY TO LOAD OR UNLOAD PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES FROM THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
CHAMPION IS WORKING WITH RICON TO REMEDY THESE BUSES. THE TWO LIFT ARMS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR CHAMPION AT 1-810-724-6474.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V127000
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.