Champion Hcac Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Champion Hcac (2006–2015).
Pick your Champion Hcac model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 Champion Hcac | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 Champion Hcac | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 Champion Hcac | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 Champion Hcac | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 Champion Hcac | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion Hcac | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion Hcac | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Champion Hcac | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Champion Hcac | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Champion Hcac | 1 | 0 |
All Champion Hcac recalls (4)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Champion Hcac, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Webbing (seat belts)
Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 American Crusader, American Coach, Challenger, Crusader, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, Defender, EZ Trans, HCAC, HC, DFUC, LF Transport, Premier, and Spirit transit buses manufactured March 1, 2013, to June 12, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the passenger seat belts may rub…
Remedy: Champion will notify owners, and dealers will install a plastic sleeve over the metal seat frame, and replace any seat belts that show evidence of fraying, free of charge. The recall began on September 16, 2015. Owners…
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Equipment
Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 American Crusader, Challenger, Crusader, CTS-FE, CTS-RE, Defender, EZ-Street, HC American, HCAC, LF Transport, M1235, Platinum Shuttle, Stacked Rail, and Federal Coach Premier, and Spirit transit buses manufactured January 1, 2012, to October 1, 2014, equipped with…
Remedy: Champion will notify owners to inspect their triangles for production dates between April 2011, to April 2014, and the affected triangles will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on January 6, 2015. Owners…
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Seats
Champion Bus, Inc. (Champion) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 LF Transport, HCAC, Defender, Crusader, and Challenger transit buses manufactured September 2, 2014, to October 14, 2014. The spring nuts used to secure the passenger seats failed durability testing.
Remedy: Champion will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective seat nuts, free of charge. The recall began in December 2014. Owners may contact Champion at 1-810-724-6474.
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
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.…
Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
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.