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Champion General Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Champion General (1999–2002).

2
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls

Pick your Champion General model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2002 Champion General10
2001 Champion General20
2000 Champion General20
1999 Champion General10

All Champion General recalls (2)

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

  1. Underbody shields (structure)

    NHTSA 04V519000 Reported 1,552 vehicles potentially affected CHAMPION BUS, INC.

    On certain transit buses, a light gauge steel was used for the floor frame crossmember located in the floor sub-frame.

    Remedy: Owners will inspect for cracks and if cracks are present owners are to contact champion for repair instructions. The recall began november 16, 2004. Owners should contact champion at 1-800-788-1976.

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002

  2. Retractor (seat belts)

    NHTSA 02V160006 Reported 599 vehicles potentially affected CHAMPION BUS, INC.

    On certain buses equipped with cp traveling retractor lap (type 1) seat belts, the plastic cover housing the reserve end of the seat belt web can break. If the two halves of the cover completely separate, the connector portion of the belt will detach from the cover. Once detached, the connector rivet can separate from the connector…

    Remedy: Amsafe will notify its customers and provide a plastic outer cover that snaps over the existing cover on units in the field and will replace broken seat belts free of charge. Owners who take their vehicles to an…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

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.