NHTSA safety recall

Recall 09V369000

Interior Lighting — Champion · reported 24 Sep 2009 · 69 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

CHAMPION BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 THROUGH 2010 TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 2003 AND AUGUST 2009 EQUIPPED WITH LUMINATOR HORIZON LED SIDE DESTINATION SIGNS. THE CONNECTOR BOARD CAN CORRODE DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE UNDER THE CONNECTOR.

The risk

A SHORT COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY CAUSING SMOKE AND FIRE.

The fix

CHAMPION BUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND LUMINATOR WILL REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE LUMINATOR'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-054. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LUMINATOR AT 1-972-516-3033 OR CHAMPION BUS AT 1-800-331-5761.

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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
09V369000
Filed by
Champion Bus, Inc.
Report received
24 Sep 2009
Owners notified
11 Dec 2009
Potentially affected
69

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2007 Champion American Crusader 2005 Champion Challenger 2006 Champion Challenger 2007 Champion Challenger 2009 Champion Challenger 2004 Champion Cts 2006 Champion Cts 2007 Champion Cts 2008 Champion Cts 2009 Champion Cts 2010 Champion Cts 2003 Champion Defender 2007 Champion Defender 2008 Champion Defender 2009 Champion Defender 2007 Champion Ez-trans 2008 Champion Ez-trans 2009 Champion Ez-trans 2010 Champion Ez-trans 2010 Champion High Floor Ic 2005 Champion Lo-trans 2006 Champion Lo-trans

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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