2009 Champion Challenger & 2009 Champion Crusader + 2 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Champion bus is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 transit buses equipped with carrier K410 rooftop condensers. Inadequate overcurrent protection of one or more of the fans in the K410 condenser may cause overheating of the fan's wires.
💥 The risk
Overheating of the condenser unit wires could result in a fire causing property damage, personal injury or death.
🔧 The fix
Champion bus will notify owners to contact an authorized carrier dealer to obtain the remedy free of charge. Please also see carrier's defect report 09E-055. The safety recall began on november 30, 2009. Owners may contact carrier at 1-800-673-2431 or champion bus at 1-810-724-6474.
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
- 09V426000
- Manufacturer
- CHAMPION BUS, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 6
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
- Owner phone
- 1-800-673-2431
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 30, 2009
- Built
- May 1, 2009 – Sep 30, 2009
- 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 .