2004–2005, 2007 Champion Defender & 2005–2006 Champion M1000 recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Champion bus is recalling 36 model year 2004, 2005, and 2007 Defender and model year 2005-2006 M1000 buses built between april 12, 2004 and september 18, 2006. Certain hydraulic brake lines may contact the transmission dipstick tube as the engine rocks.
💥 The risk
Continued contact between the brake line and the dipstick tube could cause a brake fluid leak and reduce brake performance, potentially resulting in a crash without warning.
🔧 The fix
Daimler trucks is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Please see 09V-114. Daimler trucks will correct the chassis if found to be defective. This service will be performed for you free of charge. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V313000
- Manufacturer
- CHAMPION BUS, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 36
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 10, 2009
- Built
- May 1, 2004 – Aug 31, 2006
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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 http://www.safercar.gov .