Champion Challenger 2014 Wheelchair Lift Recall: Risk of Injury When Exiting
Champion is recalling 2012-2018 Challenger vehicles with certain wheelchair lifts due to risk of wheelchair user tipping into vehicle during exit. Owners must have lift replaced with safer cam.
Use caution until it’s fixed
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
What happened, in plain English
Champion is recalling specific 2012-2018 Challenger vehicles with certain wheelchair lifts. If the lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, wheelchair users could tip inward toward the vehicle when exiting, increasing injury risk. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1248961-champion-challenger-2014-wheelchair-lift-recall-risk-of-injury-when.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1248961-champion-challenger-2014-wheelchair-lift-recall-risk-of-injury-when · Updated October 6, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #18V573000
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“Champion Challenger 2014 Wheelchair Lift Recall: Risk of Injury When Exiting.” GovInfoNow, updated October 6, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1248961-champion-challenger-2014-wheelchair-lift-recall-risk-of-injury-when. Based on NHTSA recall #18V573000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=18V573000).
Why it’s dangerous
The wheelchair lift's positioning input cam can fail while in use, causing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor. This creates a risk that wheelchair users could tip inward toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing injury potential.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2012-2018 Champion Challenger vehicles with S-Series or K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts (models K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S2201, S550, S551) are affected. Wheelchair users are most at risk during exit.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your Challenger vehicle (2012-2018) has a wheelchair lift with model numbers K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S2201, S550, or S551. The recall began November 1, 2018.
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What to do — step by step
Contact Champion Customer Service
Call 1-810-724-1753 extension 415 or email Ricon at Admin18E044@wabtec.com to schedule a replacement.
Have Lift Replaced
Dealers will replace the injection molded cam with an aluminum machined cam at no cost.
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will replace the injection molded cam with an aluminum machined cam, free of charge. The recall began November 1, 2018. Owners may contact Champion customer service 1-810-724-1753 extension 415 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884 or by emailing Ricon at Admin18E044@wabtec.com.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
2 dated steps over 2 months.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Recall began
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #18V573000 (August 30, 2018)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 6, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.