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Champion bus

Official notice

1 Mar 2011

Last checked

1 Mar 2011

Critical riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Champion bus. On certain buses, the electrical systems includes a relay board with a 12-position terminal strip with screws mounted to a printed circuit board. These relay boards may overheat, under certain conditions, which could result in electrical arcing and overheating of the board, potentially causing a fire with property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will inspect the relay board and install an update kit. Published 2011-03-01.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

71874

Official notice

2011-03-01

The hazard

On certain buses, the electrical systems includes a relay board with a 12-position terminal strip with screws mounted to a printed circuit board. These relay boards may overheat, under certain conditions, which could result in electrical arcing and overheating of the board, potentially causing a fire with property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will inspect the relay board and install an update kit.

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

71874

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2007, Make: CHAMPION, Model: EZ TRANS

Product 2

Year: 2007, Make: CHAMPION, Model: INTERNATIONAL HIGH FLOOR

Product 3

Year: 2007, Make: CHAMPION, Model: INTERNATIONAL LOW FLOOR

Product 4

Year: 2008, Make: CHAMPION, Model: DEFENDER

Product 5

Year: 2008, Make: CHAMPION, Model: INTERNATIONAL LOW FLOOR

Product 6

Year: 2009, Make: CHAMPION, Model: INTERNATIONAL LOW FLOOR

Risk / hazard

On certain buses, the electrical systems includes a relay board with a 12-position terminal strip with screws mounted to a printed circuit board. These relay boards may overheat, under certain conditions, which could result in electrical arcing and overheating of the board, potentially causing a fire with property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: Dealers will inspect the relay board and install an update kit.

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

critical

Recall details

Recall number

71874

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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