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Equipment (Champion and Federal Coach)

Vehicle recall 14V-821. NHTSA received Champion Bus, Inc.’s report on Dec 29, 2014.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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NHTSA received Champion Bus, Inc.’s report on Dec 29, 2014. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.

Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.

Champion Bus, Inc.

(Champion) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 American Crusader, Challenger, Crusader, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, Defender, EZ-Street, HC American, HCAC, LF Transport, M1235, Platinum Shuttle, Stacked Rail, and Federal Coach Premier, and Spirit transit buses manufactured January 1, 2012, to October 1, 2014, equipped with certain triangle warning signs manufactured by Imperial Supplies, LLC.

Test reports indicate that the triangle warning signs, labeled C&J, may reflect an inadequate amount of light.

As such, these triangle warning kits fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125, “Warning devices.”

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Equipment.

What should you do?

Champion will notify owners to inspect their triangles for production dates between April 2011, to April 2014, and the affected triangles will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2015. Owners may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-6474.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
  • Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 773 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Champion Challengerand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Champion Crusaderand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Champion Defenderand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Champion Hcacand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Champion Platinum Shuttleand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Champion Stacked Railand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Champion LF Transportand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Champion CTS-FEand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Champion CTS-REand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Champion M1235and 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Champion EZ-Streetand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Federal Coach Spiritand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Federal Coach Premierand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Champion HC Americanand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
  • Champion American Crusaderand 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by Champion Bus, Inc..
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
  • Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
  • This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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