{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Champion recall 19V554: Champion Challenger, Champion Crusader, Champion Defender and 4 more (2019)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v554/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V554 (Champion): If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the veh...",
  "excerpt": "Champion Challenger, Champion Crusader, Champion Defender, Champion Lf Transport, Goshen G-Force, Goshen Impulse, model year 2019. Filed by Champion Bus, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 25 July 2019. 362 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain 2019 Challenger, Crusader, Defender and LF Transport and Goshen G-Force, Impulse and Pacer II shuttle buses equipped with Prolo roof emergency escape hatches. Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use. 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: “If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.” 19V554 Champion Bus, Inc. Structure:Emergency:Escape/Egress/Exit 25 July 2019 2019-2019 CHAMPION CHALLENGER, CHAMPION CRUSADER, CHAMPION DEFENDER, CHAMPION LF TRANSPORT, GOSHEN G-FORCE, GOSHEN IMPULSE, GOSHEN PACER II If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, inc",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:40:11+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T16:27:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Champion recall 19V554: Champion Challenger, Champion Crusader, Champion Defender and 4 more (2019)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v554/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}