NHTSA campaign 99V091000
Champion Recall 99V-091: CHAMPION/POWER STEERING
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 99V091000 was reported by CHAMPION BUS, INC. on April 20, 1999, with 18 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Champion Contender and Champion TB-2242 for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on April 28, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V091000 (also written 99V-091 or 99V091)
- Filed by
- CHAMPION BUS, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 18 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V091000. 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 Contender
- 1998 · Vehicles built August 1, 1998 – September 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Champion TB-2242
- 1998 · Vehicles built August 1, 1998 – September 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V091000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES BUILT ON SPARTAN CHASSIS. HYDRAULIC FLUID RESERVOIR MAY BE MOUNTED LOWER THAN RECOMMENDED WHICH COULD REDUCE THE FLOW OF HYDRAULIC OIL TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP.
Safety consequence
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE EFFORT NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR THE RESERVOIR LOCATION AND THE RESERVOIR WILL BE RELOCATED.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 28, 1999.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 CHAMPION AT 1-800-788-1976. ALSO 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 99V091000
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.