2012 Champion Hcac Recalls, Complaints & Specs
2 safety recalls list the 2012 Champion Hcac. Check your own VIN below.
2 safety recalls for the 2012 Champion Hcac
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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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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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.…
No owner complaints on file
NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2012 Champion Hcac. 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 Hcac model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Champion Hcac model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Champion Hcac | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Champion Hcac | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Champion Hcac | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 Champion Hcac | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Champion Hcac | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Champion Hcac | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 Champion Hcac | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 Champion Hcac | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 Champion Hcac | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 Champion Hcac | 2 | 0 |
Checking a specific 2012 Champion Hcac
How do I know if my 2012 Champion Hcac 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 2012 Champion Hcac; 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 14V742000).
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
- 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.