By year
Owner complaints about Champion vehicles peaked at 1 in 2015
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Champion
The complete NHTSA record for Champion vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Champion recalls are filed by Champion Bus, part of Champion.
Owner complaints in the last five years02 on file in all, across 22 models
Recall campaigns91 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations07 service bulletins
Components
Equipment draws the most owner complaints about Champion vehicles, 50% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Classic Sidecar has the most complaints of any Champion model
Every Champion model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Sidecar | 2015 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Challenger | 2015 to 2024 | 0 | None | 13 | 0 |
| Defender | 2015 to 2023 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| Crusader | 2015 to 2023 | 0 | None | 9 | 0 |
| American Coach | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| American Crusader | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| LF Transport | 2015 to 2019 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| American S2 | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| Impulse | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| Cts-Re | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Cts-Fe | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Hcac | 2015 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Stacked Rail | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| American | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Corporal | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Dfuc | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Ez-Trans | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| HC | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| HC American | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Platinum Shuttle | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Premier | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Spirit | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Champion product
- 24V-253 Apr 5, 2024
Unsecured brake lines may be damaged by contact with the frame rail
Brakes · 3,680 vehicles - 19V-554 Jul 25, 2019
Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use
Structure · 362 vehicles - 18V-798 Nov 12, 2018
When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position to the upright position, the seat cushion may not remain locked into place when…
Seats · 76 vehicles - 18V-573 Aug 30, 2018
Wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height
Adaptive equipment · 219 vehicles - 16V-295 May 12, 2016
These vehicles are equipped with seats that may separate from the base frame due to bolt failure
Seats · 5 vehicles - 16V-010 Jan 13, 2016
Affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket
Seats · 8 vehicles - 15V-757 Nov 16, 2015
Affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position
Adaptive equipment · 1,338 vehicles - 15V-391 Jun 19, 2015
In the affected vehicles, the passenger seat belts may rub against the metal seat frame and fray
Seat belts · 1,818 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.