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Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly (Champion)

Vehicle recall 78V-225. NHTSA received CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO.’s report on Oct 13, 1978.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO.’s report on Oct 13, 1978. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 27, 2026.

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

What’s wrong with it?

The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.

THE BRACKETS USED TO MOUNT THE SIDE AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS MAY HAVE BEEN INSUFFICIENTLY WELDED TO THE CHASSIS FRAME RAILS.

LOOSENING OR LOSS OF THE SIDE AUXILIARY FUEL TANKS COULD RESULT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly.

What should you do?

DEALER WILL SECURE THE SIDE AUXILIARY TANKS TO THE FRAME USING TWO STEEL BANDS OR STRAPS, BOLTED TO THE FRAME RAIL AND FLOOR JOIST, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORHOMES.SYSTEM: FUEL; FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY, AUXILIARY.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: LOOSENING OR LOSS OF THE SIDE AUXILIARY FUEL TANKSCOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND A FIRE IN THE PRESENCE OF A SOURCE OFIGNITION.NOTE: BEFORE REPAIRS CAN BE MADE, THE GASOLINE IN THE SIDE AUXILIARY FUEL TANKSHOULD BE USED UP AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE DRIVEN ON THE MAIN TANK. IF THEVEHICLE HAS TWO SIDE AUXILIARY TANKS, NEITHER TANK SHOULD BE FILLED MORE THANHALF FULL.
  • Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 165 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Champion Titanand 1975 and 1976, before the model years listed here

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO..
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 27, 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

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 27, 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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