2005 Champion Corporal
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
2 recalls name the 2005 Champion Corporal. Newest first.
Champion bus IS recalling 503 my 2005-2007 challenger, crusader, defender, my 2005-2006 corporal, my 2006 cts-re, and my 2007 cts-fe and ic defender transit buses equipped with a ricon platform style wheelchair lift. this lift fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles."…
Risk and remedy
Risk
A lift occupant can be injured should the lift begin to stow unintentionally.
Remedy
Champion bus IS working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lift free of charge (please see 07e097). owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or champion bus at 1-800-331-5761.
On certain transit buses equipped with ricon s and k series platform style wheelchair lifts, the vertical support arms for the lifts were improperly welded allowing the lift to stow improperly.
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event this condition occurs during passenger operations it may not be possible to close the lift door causing the vehicle interlocks to remain engaged preventing movement of the vehicle or the ability to load or unload passengers with disabilities from the vehicle.
Remedy
Champion IS working with ricon to remedy these buses. the two lift arms will be replaced free of charge. owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or champion at 1-810-724-6474.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10153609The mounting bolt to install the Freedman driver?s seat to the Ford OEM seat track may not have been sufficiently tightened during installation.
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