{
  "title": "Champion Bus recall 10V647: General Coach Abc - M1235 (2010 to 2011)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v647/",
  "summary": "Recall 10V647 (Champion Bus): MISLOCATED WELDS MAY RESULT IN TORSIONAL AND AXIAL STRENGTH FALLING BELOW ACCEPTABLE LEVELS. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT I...",
  "excerpt": "General Coach Abc - M1235, model years 2010 to 2011. Filed by Champion Bus, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 21 December 2010. 12 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Champion bus is recalling certain vehicles built on freightliner s2 chassis and equipped with trw igen3 intermediate steering columns. the weld around the igen3 steering shaft tube that secures the spline tube to the intermediate tube may be mislocated (i.e., not fully over the seam created when the tubes are pressed … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “MISLOCATED WELDS MAY RESULT IN TORSIONAL AND AXIAL STRENGTH FALLING BELOW ACCEPTABLE LEVELS. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.” 10V647 CHAMPION BUS, INC. Steering:Column 21 December 2010 2010-2011 GENERAL COACH ABC - M1235 MISLOCATED WELDS MAY RESULT IN TORSIONAL AND AXIAL STRENGTH FALLING BELOW ACCEPTABLE LEVELS. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. DAIMLER TRUCKS/FREIGHTLINER WILL HANDLE THE REMED",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:47:42+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T04:08:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Champion Bus recall 10V647: General Coach Abc - M1235 (2010 to 2011)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v647/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}