Champion CTS Challenger Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Champion CTS Challenger (1981–1990).

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• 1981
• 1982
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• 1989
• 1990

All Champion CTS Challenger recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Champion CTS Challenger, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Glass, side/rear (visibility)

   NHTSA 90V149000 Reported August 23, 1990 50 vehicles potentially affected CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO.

   There may be an inadequate number of emergency exits on the left side of the bus.

   Remedy: Install additional window emergency exit on left side of bus.

   Model years: 1988, 1989

2. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 90V147000 Reported August 15, 1990 4,500 vehicles potentially affected CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO.

   There is an inadequate number of emergency exits on the right side of the the bus; driver's door emergency exit label and instructions are not properly located. Window emergency exit instructions are not legible.

   Remedy: Properly label right exit door as 'emergency exit'; relocate emergency exit labels; and install legible window emergency exit instructions.

   Model years: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

Other Champion models

• Eurocoach4 complaints
• Challenger2 complaints
• Champion1 complaints
• Classic Sidecar1 complaints
• Contender1 complaints
• Cut-Away Chassis1 complaints
• Ez-Trans1 complaints
• International Low Floor1 complaints

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.