Champion 230 Low Floor Bus. Published by Transport Canada as 1996089 on 11 June 1996. System: Steering.
What the notice says A weld in the cross link could fail allowing a stress crack to occur and, over time, radiate around the circumference of the bar. this would eventually allow the separation of the end assembly from the bar. this would result in loss of steering control to the right side front wheel. correction: defective parts will …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1996089
- Recall date
- 11 June 1996
- Make
- Champion
- Models
- 230 Low Floor Bus
- Model years
- 1995
- Vehicle class
- Bus
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 7
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
A WELD IN THE CROSS LINK COULD FAIL ALLOWING A STRESS CRACK TO OCCUR AND, OVER TIME, RADIATE AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE BAR. THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY ALLOW THE SEPARATION OF THE END ASSEMBLY FROM THE BAR. THIS WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL TO THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT WHEEL. CORRECTION: DEFECTIVE PARTS WILL BE REPLACED WITH REDESIGNED COMPONENTS.
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Champion elsewhere in this register
Champion is named on 20 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1997030 · 13 February 1997 · Solo · Other
- 1997052 · 17 March 1997 · Challenger · Other
- 1992016 · 12 February 1992 · Bus · Lights And Instruments
- 1989013 · 27 January 1989 · Bus · Other
- 2004386 · 27 October 2004 · General, Defender, Challenger · Structure
- 2006146 · 20 June 2006 · Boat Trailer · Structure
- 2008241 · 9 July 2008 · International High Floor, International Low Floor, Cts-Re · Electrical
- 1984051 · 4 April 1984 · Bus · Not Entered
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1996107 · 19 July 1996 · Tracker, Sunrunner · Steering
- 1996120 · 2 August 1996 · 911 Carrera, 911 Turbo, 911 RS America · Steering
- 1996121 · 2 August 1996 · Town Car, Crown Victoria · Steering
- 1996132 · 10 September 1996 · 4700lp · Steering
- 1996037 · 22 February 1996 · 500 RMK, Classic Touring, 500 Efi · Steering
- 1996006 · 10 January 1996 · C Series, K Series · Steering
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Champion: 20 in the register, and 209 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1996.
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