NHTSA Recall 07V567000
NHTSA Campaign Id 07V567000; Date: Dec. 14, 2007
Should the threshold warning system fail to operate, the lift user can fall from the vehicle and be seriously injured.
Recalled Vehicles:
2005 Champion Challenger
Component: Adaptive Equipment
Manufactured by: Champion Bus, Inc.
Affected Units:: 375
Recall Summary:
Champion bus is recalling 375 my 2005-2007 champion, challenger, crusader, cts, defender and general coach model corporal and m1235 buses equipped with braun platform lifts for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles. " a passenger can approach the exposed lift doorway without the audible alarm alerting them of their proximity to the threshold.
How to Fix:
Champion is working with braun corporation to have the doorway lift fixed free of charge (please see 06e094). Owners may contact champion at 1-800-331-5761 or braun corporation at 1-800-946-7513.
Recall Notes:
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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