2012–2018 Champion American Coach and 6 other Champion models: equipment adaptive/mobility recall
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
What was reported
Source: manufacturer filing, 49 CFR Part 573Reported to NHTSA Aug 30, 2018 by Champion Bus, Inc, owners notified Nov 1, 2018.
Which vehicles are covered
Source: NHTSA campaign 18V573000Vehicles built Jan 1, 2012 to Aug 24, 2018 — a VIN outside that window is not part of this campaign even if the year, make and model match.
| Model year | On WhichTrim |
|---|---|
| 2012 Champion American Coach | — |
| 2013 Champion American Coach | — |
| 2014 Champion American Coach | — |
| 2015 Champion American Coach | — |
| 2016 Champion American Coach | — |
| 2017 Champion American Coach | — |
| 2018 Champion American Coach | — |
| 2012 Champion American Crusader | — |
| 2013 Champion American Crusader | — |
| 2014 Champion American Crusader | — |
| 2015 Champion American Crusader | — |
| 2016 Champion American Crusader | — |
| 2017 Champion American Crusader | — |
| 2018 Champion American Crusader | — |
| 2012 Champion American S2 | — |
| 2013 Champion American S2 | — |
| 2014 Champion American S2 | — |
| 2015 Champion American S2 | — |
| 2016 Champion American S2 | — |
| 2017 Champion American S2 | — |
| 2018 Champion American S2 | — |
| 2012 Champion Challenger | — |
| 2013 Champion Challenger | — |
| 2014 Champion Challenger | — |
| 2015 Champion Challenger | — |
| 2016 Champion Challenger | — |
| 2017 Champion Challenger | — |
| 2018 Champion Challenger | — |
| 2012 Champion Crusader | — |
| 2013 Champion Crusader | — |
| 2014 Champion Crusader | — |
| 2015 Champion Crusader | — |
| 2016 Champion Crusader | — |
| 2017 Champion Crusader | — |
| 2018 Champion Crusader | — |
| 2012 Champion Defender | — |
| 2013 Champion Defender | — |
| 2014 Champion Defender | — |
| 2015 Champion Defender | — |
| 2016 Champion Defender | — |
| 2017 Champion Defender | — |
| 2018 Champion Defender | — |
| 2012 Champion Impulse | — |
| 2013 Champion Impulse | — |
| 2014 Champion Impulse | — |
| 2015 Champion Impulse | — |
| 2016 Champion Impulse | — |
| 2017 Champion Impulse | — |
| 2018 Champion Impulse | — |
None of the vehicles this campaign names has a page on WhichTrim: the catalogue covers the cars, trucks and SUVs the EPA certifies from 2016 on, and these vehicles fall outside it — older model years, or motorhomes, trailers, buses, motorcycles and chassis cabs the EPA does not rate. The campaign record above is complete as filed, and whether one specific vehicle is included is settled by its VIN. Other campaigns on vehicles without a page here →
How much of it has been fixed
Source: manufacturer quarterly report, 49 CFR 573.7of the campaign
The final figure: the six quarters of reporting that 49 cfr 573.7 requires have closed.
This is the manufacturer's own cumulative count of vehicles it has inspected and repaired, divided by the vehicles the campaign covers. It files that count with NHTSA every quarter for six consecutive quarters, starting from the quarter in which owners were told a remedy was ready, and then the obligation ends — so a figure on an older campaign is where the count stopped, not where it stands today.
It rarely reaches 100%, and not because the work was not done. The same report asks manufacturers to count vehicles they could not reach at all — exported, stolen, scrapped, or simply never located — and those stay in the denominator. A low number means a lot of these vehicles are still out there unrepaired; it does not tell you which ones.
The federal paperwork
Source: nhtsa.govFiled documents
NHTSA has not published the scanned filings for this campaign, or has not published them yet. The campaign record itself is on their site.
Check one specific vehicle
A recall applies to a build range, so year, make and model cannot settle it. NHTSA checks a VIN against the manufacturer's own list and tells you whether the repair is still outstanding on that vehicle.
NHTSA VIN recall lookup →Campaign 18V573000
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR Part 573Does this recall repair cost anything?
No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to remedy a safety defect or a compliance failure at no charge, for vehicles up to 15 years old measured from the date of first sale. A dealer that asks you to pay for a recall repair is in the wrong.
How do I know whether my vehicle is included?
By VIN, not by model year. This campaign covers vehicles built Jan 1, 2012 to Aug 24, 2018. The manufacturer files a build range with NHTSA and only vehicles inside it are covered, so two identical-looking cars from the same year can differ. NHTSA's own lookup checks a VIN against the manufacturer's list.
What if the repair is not available yet?
It happens, and often. Manufacturers must notify owners when a defect is found even if the parts or the software are not ready, then notify them a second time once the remedy exists. The remedy filed for this campaign is described above.
What did the manufacturer say was wrong?
The problem, risk and fix quoted on this page are the manufacturer's own words as filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR Part 573. WhichTrim does not paraphrase them.
Who started this recall?
NHTSA's record credits the manufacturer. A recall can begin with the manufacturer's own testing, with a defect investigation, or with a compliance test against a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.