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1998 CHAMPION CONTENDER

1 recalls — 0 complaints — 1 TSBs

99V091000 Apr 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Defect Description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES BUILT ON SPARTAN CHASSIS. HYDRAULIC FLUID RESERVOIR MAY BE MOUNTED LOWER THAN RECOMMENDED WHICH COULD REDUCE THE FLOW OF HYDRAULIC OIL TO THE POWER STEERING PUMP.
Consequence
INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE EFFORT NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES FOR THE RESERVOIR LOCATION AND THE RESERVOIR WILL BE RELOCATED.
18 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: CHAMPION BUS, INC.

No complaints found for this vehicle.

Technical Service Bulletins — 1998 CHAMPION CONTENDER

1 manufacturer communications from 1 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

ComponentBulletins
220000 SEATS1
2018-002 Dec 28, 2018
220000 SEATS
The mounting bolt to install the Freedman driver?s seat to the Ford OEM seat track may not have been sufficiently tightened during installation.

NHTSA Safety Investigations — CHAMPION CONTENDER

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

PE02019 Opened: Feb 11, 2002 — Closed: Apr 19, 2002
PE — Closed — Model Year: 1999
ELECTRICAL VAULT ACCESS PANEL
There is no summary currently available

CHAMPION CONTENDER — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the CHAMPION CONTENDER across all model years (1998–2001).

5 Total Recalls
1 Total Complaints
1 Investigations
0 Reported Crashes
0 Reported Fires
0 Reported Deaths

CHAMPION CONTENDER — Year by Year

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Year Recalls Complaints
2001 1 0 View
2000 2 0 View
1999 1 1 View
1998 (current) 1 0

Other CHAMPION Models

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AMERICAN COACH 0 0 View
AMERICAN CRUSADER 0 0 View
AMERICAN S2 0 0 View
BANTAM 0 0 View