NHTSA campaign 12V593000
Champion and Champion Bus Recall 12V-593: Wheelchair Lift Armored Cable Short Circuit
NHTSA recall 12V593000 was reported by Champion Bus, Inc. on December 18, 2012, with 73 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Champion Challenger, Champion Bus Defender, Champion Crusader and more for model years 2006, 2008–2013. Owners were notified on January 23, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V593000 (also written 12V-593 or 12V593)
- Filed by
- Champion Bus, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 73 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V593000. 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
- 2009 · Vehicles built September 30, 2006 – November 16, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Champion Challenger
Champion Crusader
Champion Bus
Champion Bus Defender
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V593000.
Defect description
Champion Bus is recalling certain model year 2006, and certain model year 2008-2013 buses, models: American Crusader, Challenger, Crusader, and Defender; manufactured September 30, 2006, through November 16, 2012. The buses are equipped with a Ricon manufactured wheelchair lift which has an optional armored pendant cable. The cable may have been installed such that it doesn't clear the wheelchair lift and without a protective cover, or a misinstalled protective cover.
Safety consequence
The cable may contact the power lug at the base of the wheel chair lift causing a short circuit that could result in a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Champion Bus is working with Ricon to notify owners. Ricon will provide a supplemental cover kit with instructions, free of charge. Owners may contact Champion Bus at 1-819-724-6474 or Ricon at 1-818-267-3000.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V593000
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.