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2008 Champion Crusader Recalls, Complaints & Specs

8 safety recalls list the 2008 Champion Crusader. Check your own VIN below.

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8 safety recalls for the 2008 Champion Crusader

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 15V757000 Reported 1,338 vehicles potentially affected Champion Bus, Inc.

    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 1, 2006, to August 25, 2015, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005,…

    Remedy: Champion will notify owners, and Ricon will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on…

  2. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 14V742000 Reported 1,229 vehicles potentially affected Champion Bus, Inc.

    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 1, 2006, to July 31, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005,…

    Remedy: Champion Bus will notify owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge.…

  3. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 12V275000 Reported 892 vehicles potentially affected CHAMPION BUS, INC.

    Champion bus is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2011 transit buses equipped with braun century-2 and/or vista-2 wheelchair lifts. Over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned.

    Remedy: Champion bus will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized braun dealers free of charge. The safety recall began on august 17, 2012. Owners may contact champion bus at 1-810-724-6474.

  4. Air conditioner (equipment)

    NHTSA 11V141000 Reported 974 vehicles potentially affected CHAMPION BUS, INC.

    Champion bus is recalling certain vehicles equipped with carrier genv em-1 evaporator units. Due to time, temperature, and/or vibration, the fuse may loosen in the fuse holder resulting in high resistance and arcing.

    Remedy: Champion bus will notify owners and provide information on how to obtain the retrofit kit from carrier along with repair instructions. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on march 8,…

  5. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 10V129000 Reported 300 vehicles potentially affected CHAMPION BUS, INC.

    Champion bus has notified NHTSA of a defect in certain model year 2007-2010 buses fitted with ricon public use lifts. The restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the tongue of the belt is fully engaged and latched in the buckle. Ricon has discovered, however, that it is possible for the…

    Remedy: Champion bus is working with ricon and ricon will be handling the remedy for this campaign. Please see ricon's defect report 09e-060. Ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a dvd-based training aid. The…

  6. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 10V131000 Reported 223 vehicles potentially affected CHAMPION BUS, INC.

    Champion bus has notified NHTSA about a defect in certain model year 2008-2010 buses manufactured between september 2007 and february 2010, equipped with certain ricon s series and k series l-model wheelchair lifts, due to a problem in the software that controls the lift's "up" function. If the "up" switch is released before the floor…

    Remedy: Champion bus will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by authorized ricon dealers please see ricon's defect report 09e-061. Ricon will provide owners with a bulletin outlining proper wheelchair lift…

  7. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 08V225000 Reported 31 vehicles potentially affected CHAMPION BUS, INC.

    Champion bus is recalling 31 my 2007-2008 defender, challenger and my 2008 crusader buses built on general motors 560 chassis and equipped with intermotive gateway 401 module interlock harness. These buses have been found to exhibit extreme voltage spikes during engine cranking. These extreme spikes can damage the diode in the harness…

    Remedy: Intermotive is handling the remedy for this campaign (please see 08e004). Intermotive will replace the defective harness free of charge. Owners may contact intermotive at 1-800-969-6080 or champion bus at 1-810-724-6474.

  8. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 08V182000 Reported 503 vehicles potentially affected CHAMPION BUS, INC.

    Champion bus is recalling 503 my 2005-2008 defender, challenger, cts-re, cts-fe and crusader buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not…

    Remedy: Champion bus is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or champion bus at 1-937-596-6849.

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2008 Champion Crusader. 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 Crusader model years

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

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1999 Champion Crusader10
2000 Champion Crusader20
2001 Champion Crusader20
2002 Champion Crusader10
2003 Champion Crusader10
2004 Champion Crusader20
2005 Champion Crusader30
2006 Champion Crusader50
2007 Champion Crusader40
2008 Champion Crusader80
2009 Champion Crusader100
2010 Champion Crusader80
2011 Champion Crusader50
2012 Champion Crusader50
2013 Champion Crusader60
2014 Champion Crusader70
2015 Champion Crusader50
2016 Champion Crusader10
2017 Champion Crusader10
2018 Champion Crusader10
2019 Champion Crusader10

Checking a specific 2008 Champion Crusader

How do I know if my 2008 Champion Crusader 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. 8 campaigns currently list the 2008 Champion Crusader; 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 08V182000).

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.