2005 Champion Crusader
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 2005 Champion Crusader. 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.
Champion bus IS recalling 503 my 2005-2008 defender, challenger, cts-re, cts-fe and crusader buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. these buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the presence…
Risk and remedy
Risk
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
Remedy
Champion bus IS working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or champion bus at 1-937-596-6849.
On certain diesel buses built on ford e-series chassis and equipped with carrier vacuum pump brackets, the brackets could break.
Risk and remedy
Risk
When the bracket breaks, the vacuum pump that provides the power to the power brakes becomes inoperative, increasing the risk of a crash. also, the power steering could be affected if the belt gets caught in the other belts.
Remedy
Carrier IS conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. owners may contact carrier service department at 1-800-450-2211.
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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