Champion American Coach, Champion American Crusader, Champion Challenger, Champion Crusader, Champion Cts-Fe, Champion Cts-Re, model years 2013 to 2015. Filed by Champion Bus, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 19 June 2015. 1,818 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 American Crusader, American Coach, Challenger, Crusader, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, Defender, EZ Trans, HCAC, HC, DFUC, LF Transport, Premier, and Spirit transit buses manufactured March 1, 2013, to June 12, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the passenger seat …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 15V391 cover?
- Champion American Coach, Champion American Crusader, Champion Challenger, Champion Crusader, Champion Cts-Fe, Champion Cts-Re, Champion Defender, Champion Dfuc, model years 2013-2015.
- What is wrong with them?
- Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 American Crusader, American Coach, Challenger, Crusader, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, Defender, EZ Trans, HCAC, HC, DFUC, LF Transport, Premier, and Spirit transit buses manufactured March 1, 2013, to June 12, 2015.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A frayed seat belt fray may fail to properly restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Champion will notify owners, and dealers will install a plastic sleeve over the metal seat frame, and replace any seat belts that show evidence of fraying, free of charge. The recall began on September 16, 2015. Owners may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-1753 extension 562.
- 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: “A frayed seat belt fray may fail to properly restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 15V391 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Champion Bus, Inc. |
| System at fault | Seat Belts:Front:Webbing |
| Reported to NHTSA | 19 June 2015 |
| Model years | 2013-2015 |
| Vehicles named | CHAMPION AMERICAN COACH, CHAMPION AMERICAN CRUSADER, CHAMPION CHALLENGER, CHAMPION CRUSADER, CHAMPION CTS-FE, CHAMPION CTS-RE, CHAMPION DEFENDER, CHAMPION DFUC, CHAMPION EZ-TRANS, CHAMPION HC, CHAMPION HCAC, CHAMPION LF TRANSPORT, CHAMPION PREMIER, CHAMPION SPIRIT |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A frayed seat belt fray may fail to properly restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Champion will notify owners, and dealers will install a plastic sleeve over the metal seat frame, and replace any seat belts that show evidence of fraying, free of charge. The recall began on September 16, 2015. Owners may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-1753 extension 562.
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 451 notices in the record whose component field names seat belts. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 48 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Champion American Coach recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Champion American Crusader recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Champion Challenger recalls: 17 US campaigns
- Champion Crusader recalls: 13 US campaigns
- Champion CTS-Fe recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Champion CTS-Re recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Champion Defender recalls: 13 US campaigns
- Champion Ez-Trans recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Champion Hcac recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Champion LF Transport recalls: 5 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 15V391, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v391/
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.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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- Defect summary
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