2003-2015 · 13 model years

Champion Corporal Problems by year

Owners have filed 0 complaints about the Champion Corporal across 13 model years, and it has 6 recalls.

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Complaints: 0
Recalls: 6
Crashes: 0
Fires: 0
Injuries: 0
Deaths: 0

Corporal complaints by model year

02003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.

Year	Recalls	Top problem	Grade
2015	1	-	B
2014	2	-	C
2013	2	-	C
2012	2	-	C
2011	2	-	C
2010	2	-	C
2009	2	-	C
2008	2	-	C
2007	2	-	C
2006	4	-	D
2005	2	-	C
2004	1	-	B
2003	1	-	B

Champion Corporal recalls 6

Equipment adaptive / mobility

15V757000Nov 16, 20151,338 vehicles affected

Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2006-2015 Challenger, Defender, Crusader, American, American Coach, American Crusader, Corporal, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, HC American, Platinum Shuttle, and Stacked Rail transit buses manufactured January...

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Equipment adaptive / mobility

14V742000Nov 19, 20141,229 vehicles affected

Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion Bus) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 American Coach, American Crusader, Challenger, Corporal, Crusader, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, Defender, HCAC, HC American, Platinum Shuttle, and Stacked Rail transit buses manufactured January...

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Equipment adaptive / mobility

08V490000Sep 25, 2008503 vehicles affected

Champion bus is recalling 503 my 2005-2007 challenger, crusader, defender, my 2005-2006 corporal, my 2006 cts-re, and my 2007 cts-fe and ic defender transit buses equipped with a ricon platform style wheelchair lift. This lift fails to comply with the...

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Equipment adaptive / mobility

07V061000Feb 21, 200783 vehicles affected

Certain buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, 'Platform lift systems for motor vehicles.' The inner barrier interlock switch system in the lift...

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Equipment adaptive / mobility

06V127000Apr 24, 20067 vehicles affected

On certain transit buses equipped with ricon s and k series platform style wheelchair lifts, the vertical support arms for the lifts were improperly welded allowing the lift to stow improperly.

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Structure: underbody shields

04V519000Oct 28, 20041,552 vehicles affected

On certain transit buses, a light gauge steel was used for the floor frame crossmember located in the floor sub-frame.

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Questions about the Champion Corporal

Which Champion Corporal years have the fewest complaints?

Among model years that have been on the road for at least three years, 2003, 2004, 2015 have the best Safety Index - the fewest complaints, crashes and recalls for their age compared with other Corporal years. Always check the exact vehicle's recalls by VIN before you buy.

How many recalls does the Champion Corporal have?

NHTSA lists 6 recalls across all Champion Corporal model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data