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2005 Champion Corporal Recalls, Complaints & Specs

2 safety recalls list the 2005 Champion Corporal. Check your own VIN below.

2
safety recalls
0
owner complaints to NHTSA

2 safety recalls for the 2005 Champion Corporal

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 08V490000 Reported 503 vehicles potentially affected CHAMPION BUS, INC.

    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 requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems…

    Remedy: Champion bus is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lift free of charge (please see 07e097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or champion bus at 1-800-331-5761.

  2. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 06V127000 Reported 7 vehicles potentially affected CHAMPION BUS, INC.

    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.

    Remedy: Champion is working with ricon to remedy these buses. The two lift arms will be replaced free of charge. Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or champion at 1-810-724-6474.

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2005 Champion Corporal. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

Compare Champion Corporal model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Champion Corporal model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2003 Champion Corporal10
2004 Champion Corporal10
2005 Champion Corporal20
2006 Champion Corporal40
2007 Champion Corporal20
2008 Champion Corporal20
2009 Champion Corporal20
2010 Champion Corporal20
2011 Champion Corporal20
2012 Champion Corporal20
2013 Champion Corporal20
2014 Champion Corporal20
2015 Champion Corporal10

Checking a specific 2005 Champion Corporal

How do I know if my 2005 Champion Corporal has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 2 campaigns currently list the 2005 Champion Corporal; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Champion dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 06V127000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Champion models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.