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Champion Bus affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket.

NHTSA campaign 16V-010 · Reported January 13, 2016 · 8 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Champion Bus
VEHICLES AFFECTED
8
REMEDY
Champion will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats to determine if welds are missing.
COST
Free

The short version

Champion Bus, Inc. reported a problem with the seats. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the seatbelt anchorage assembly separates from the J-Bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash increasing their risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Champion will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats to determine if welds are missing, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-010.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 16V-010

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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