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Champion bus

Official notice

23 Mar 2011

Last checked

23 Mar 2011

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Champion bus. On certain vehicles equipped with a Carrier GenV EM-1 evaporator unit, the blower motor fuse assembly may allow the fuse to loosen over time, which could result in high resistance and arcing. If sufficient arcing occurs the fuse holder may melt, which could cause smoke and/or fire. A vehicle fire could result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Carrier will provide a retrofit kit along with installation instructions. Published 2011-03-23.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

71426

Official notice

2011-03-23

The hazard

On certain vehicles equipped with a Carrier GenV EM-1 evaporator unit, the blower motor fuse assembly may allow the fuse to loosen over time, which could result in high resistance and arcing. If sufficient arcing occurs the fuse holder may melt, which could cause smoke and/or fire. A vehicle fire could result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Carrier will provide a retrofit kit along with installation instructions.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

71426

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2008, Make: CHAMPION, Model: DEFENDER

Product 2

Year: 2009, Make: CHAMPION, Model: CHALLENGER

Product 3

Year: 2009, Make: CHAMPION, Model: DEFENDER

Product 4

Year: 2010, Make: CHAMPION, Model: CHALLENGER

Product 5

Year: 2010, Make: CHAMPION, Model: DEFENDER

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles equipped with a Carrier GenV EM-1 evaporator unit, the blower motor fuse assembly may allow the fuse to loosen over time, which could result in high resistance and arcing. If sufficient arcing occurs the fuse holder may melt, which could cause smoke and/or fire. A vehicle fire could result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Carrier will provide a retrofit kit along with installation instructions.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Champion, Champion Bus.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

71426

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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