NHTSA campaign 14V821000
Champion Bus, Inc. Recall 14V-821: Imperial Triangle Warning Signs/FMVSS 125
NHTSA recall 14V821000 was reported by Champion Bus, Inc. on December 29, 2014, with 773 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Champion American Crusader, Champion Challenger, Champion Crusader and more for model years 2012–2014. Owners were notified on January 6, 2015, 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 14V821000 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
- 14V821000 (also written 14V-821 or 14V821)
- Filed by
- Champion Bus, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 773 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 125
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V821000. 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
Champion Challenger
Champion Crusader
Champion CTS-FE
Champion CTS-RE
Champion Defender
Champion EZ-Street
Champion Hcac
Champion HC American
Champion LF Transport
Champion M1235
Champion Platinum Shuttle
Champion Stacked Rail
Federal Coach
Federal Coach Premier
Federal Coach Spirit
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V821000.
Defect description
Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 American Crusader, Challenger, Crusader, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, Defender, EZ-Street, HC American, HCAC, LF Transport, M1235, Platinum Shuttle, Stacked Rail, and Federal Coach Premier, and Spirit transit buses manufactured January 1, 2012, to October 1, 2014, equipped with certain triangle warning signs manufactured by Imperial Supplies, LLC. Test reports indicate that the triangle warning signs, labeled C&J, may reflect an inadequate amount of light. As such, these triangle warning kits fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125, "Warning devices."
Safety consequence
Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Champion will notify owners to inspect their triangles for production dates between April 2011, to April 2014, and the affected triangles will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2015. Owners may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-6474.
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 14V821000
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.