Manufacturer profile

Champion Bus

Champion Bus has filed 8 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2015, covering 3,914 vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0No campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file82015 to 2019
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Champion Bus, Inc.".

Campaigns per year

Champion Bus has averaged 0 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2018 peak of 3

Champion Bus recall campaigns by report date, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

01232015201620172018320192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Seats are Champion Bus's most recalled component since 2016

Champion Bus campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Seats
3
Structure
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Adaptive equipment
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Champion Bus uses software fixes less than the industry: 0% of its 2018 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Champion Bus against all manufacturers, by year.

Champion BusAll manufacturers
010%20%30%2016201820202022202420260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2015 is covered by the most Champion Bus campaigns, 4

Champion Bus campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

01234201542016201720182019
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Champion Bus filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Champion Bus campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
19V-554Jul 25, 2019Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable useStructure362Part replacement
18V-842Nov 28, 2018If the observation window that is located above the windshield is hit by road debris, it may shatter, resulting in glass falling into the driver…Visibility and wipers88Part replacement
18V-798Nov 12, 2018When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position to the upright position, the seat cushion may not remain locked into place when…Seats76Repair or modification
18V-573Aug 30, 2018Wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor heightAdaptive equipment219Part replacement
16V-295May 12, 2016These vehicles are equipped with seats that may separate from the base frame due to bolt failureSeats5Part replacement
16V-010Jan 13, 2016Affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-BracketSeats8Part replacement
15V-757Nov 16, 2015Affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of positionAdaptive equipment1,338Part replacement
15V-391Jun 19, 2015In the affected vehicles, the passenger seat belts may rub against the metal seat frame and fraySeat belts1,818Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Champion Bus's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2015 In the affected vehicles, the passenger…0.00M
  2. 2015 Affected lifts are equipped with folding…0.00M
  3. 2019 Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof…0.00M
  4. 2018 Wheelchair lift positioning input cam may…0.00M
  5. 2018 If the observation window that is located…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.