NHTSA campaign 09V369000

Champion Recall 09V-369: HORIZON LED SIDE DESTINATION SIGN/POSSIBLE FIRE

NHTSA recall 09V369000 was reported by CHAMPION BUS, INC. on September 24, 2009, with 69 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Champion CTS, Champion Challenger, Champion Defender and more for model years 2003–2010. Owners were notified on December 11, 2009, 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 09V369000 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: 09V369000 (also written 09V-369 or 09V369)
Filed by: CHAMPION BUS, INC.
Report received: September 24, 2009
Potentially affected: 69 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Interior Lighting
Owners notified: December 11, 2009

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V369000. 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 American Crusader
- 2007 · Vehicles built January 1, 2003 – August 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Champion Challenger
- 2005, 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built January 1, 2003 – August 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2009 · Vehicles built January 1, 2003 – August 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Champion CTS
- 2004 · Vehicles built January 1, 2003 – August 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 1, 2003 – August 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Champion Defender
- 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 2003 – August 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
- 2007, 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built January 1, 2003 – August 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Champion EZ-Trans
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 1, 2003 – August 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Champion High Floor IC
- 2010 · Vehicles built January 1, 2003 – August 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Champion LO-Trans
- 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built January 1, 2003 – August 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)

All Champion recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V369000.

Defect description

CHAMPION BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 THROUGH 2010 TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 2003 AND AUGUST 2009 EQUIPPED WITH LUMINATOR HORIZON LED SIDE DESTINATION SIGNS. THE CONNECTOR BOARD CAN CORRODE DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE UNDER THE CONNECTOR.

Safety consequence

A SHORT COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY CAUSING SMOKE AND FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

CHAMPION BUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND LUMINATOR WILL REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE LUMINATOR'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-054. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LUMINATOR AT 1-972-516-3033 OR CHAMPION BUS AT 1-800-331-5761.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V369000

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.