Champion Abc 3035re, Champion Abc M-1235, Champion Challenger, Champion Crusader, Champion Cts Re, Champion Defender, model years 2007 to 2010. Filed by Champion Bus, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 2 April 2010. 300 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Champion bus has notified nhtsa of a defect in certain model year 2007-2010 buses fitted with ricon public use lifts. the restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the tongue of the belt is fully engaged and latched in the buckle. ricon has discovered, however, that it is …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V129 cover?
- Champion Abc 3035Re, Champion Abc M-1235, Champion Challenger, Champion Crusader, Champion CTS Re, Champion Defender, model years 2007-2010.
- What is wrong with them?
- CHAMPION BUS HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 BUSES FITTED WITH RICON PUBLIC USE LIFTS. THE RESTRAINT BELT ON THESE LIFTS WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE LIFT FROM MOVING, UNLESS THE TONGUE OF THE BELT IS FULLY ENGAGED AND LATCHED IN THE BUCKLE.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT BELT PROPERLY BUCKLED.
- Is there a fix yet?
- CHAMPION BUS IS WORKING WITH RICON AND RICON WILL BE HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEE RICON'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-060. RICON WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH A WARNING DECAL AND A DVD-BASED TRAINING AID. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 5, 2010.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT BELT PROPERLY BUCKLED.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V129 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | CHAMPION BUS, INC. |
| System at fault | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility |
| Reported to NHTSA | 2 April 2010 |
| Model years | 2007-2010 |
| Vehicles named | CHAMPION ABC 3035RE, CHAMPION ABC M-1235, CHAMPION CHALLENGER, CHAMPION CRUSADER, CHAMPION CTS RE, CHAMPION DEFENDER |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE WITHOUT THE RESTRAINT BELT PROPERLY BUCKLED.
The remedy
CHAMPION BUS IS WORKING WITH RICON AND RICON WILL BE HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. PLEASE SEE RICON'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-060. RICON WILL PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH A WARNING DECAL AND A DVD-BASED TRAINING AID. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 5, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800-322-2884, EMAILING AT WWW.DMATA@WABTEC.COM.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 289 notices in the record whose component field names equipment adaptive/mobility. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 36 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Champion Challenger recalls: 17 US campaigns
- Champion Crusader recalls: 13 US campaigns
- Champion CTS-Re recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Champion Defender recalls: 13 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V129, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v129/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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