OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 14V821000

NHTSA campaign 14V821000 covers 31 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 773 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received December 29, 2014 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 14V821000 says

NHTSA campaign 14V821000 identifies EQUIPMENT and states that Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.

Defect summary

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 certain triangle warning signs manufactured by Imperial Supplies, LLC. Test reports indicate that the triangle warning signs, labeled C&J, may reflect an inadequate amount of light. As such, these triangle warning kits fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125, "Warning devices.".

Consequence summary

Warning triangles that do not properly reflect light may fail to warn others that a vehicle is parked, increasing the risk of a crash.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 14V821000

For NHTSA campaign 14V821000, the filed corrective action says: 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 may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-6474.

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 may contact Champion customer service at 1-810-724-6474.

Owner notification: January 6, 2015
Filing manufacturer: Champion Bus, Inc.
Component groups: EQUIPMENT

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 14V821000

RecallRoad links 31 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 14V821000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.