Vehicle recall 78V225000 · October 13, 1978

1975-1976 Champion Titan

The brackets used to mount the side auxiliary fuel tanks may have been insufficiently welded to the chassis frame rails.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: The brackets used to mount the side auxiliary fuel tanks may have been insufficiently welded to the chassis frame rails. Loosening or loss of the side auxiliary fuel tanks could result without prior warning.
Remedy: Dealer will secure the side auxiliary tanks to the frame using two steel bands or straps, bolted to the frame rail and floor joist, without charge to owner.
Notes: Vehicle description: motorhomes.system: fuel; fuel tank assembly, auxiliary.consequences of defect: loosening or loss of the side auxiliary fuel tankscould result in a vehicle accident and a fire in the presence of a source ofignition.note: before repairs can be made, the gasoline in the side auxiliary fuel tankshould be used up and the vehicle should be driven on the main tank. If thevehicle has two side auxiliary tanks, neither tank should be filled more thanhalf full.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 78V225000
Reported to NHTSA: October 13, 1978
Filed by: CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO.
Owner notification: January 30, 1979
Vehicles potentially affected: 165
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
Components: Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly

Recall 78V225000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

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Champion Titan (1975-1976): 1976, 1975

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