Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of AMTRAN CE recalls and defective parts found
on AMTRAN CE automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized
to order the AMTRAN CE manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle
equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design,
structure, body, or performance.
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| 1998-2002 AMTRAN CE | SEATS Units affected: 154 | IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2004-10-28 |
| Summary: CERTAIN 1998, 2000-2005 MY CE, FE, AND RE SCHOOL BUSES BUILT WITH ONE OR MORE CE WHITE 30-INCH CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS AND MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 25, 1998 AND AUGUST 24, 2004. THE SEAT CUSHION RETENTION MAY NOT RETAIN THE SEAT IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. |  |
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| 2000-2002 AMTRAN CE | SEATS Units affected: 154 | IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2004-10-28 |
| Summary: CERTAIN 1998, 2000-2005 MY CE, FE, AND RE SCHOOL BUSES BUILT WITH ONE OR MORE CE WHITE 30-INCH CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS AND MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 25, 1998 AND AUGUST 24, 2004. THE SEAT CUSHION RETENTION MAY NOT RETAIN THE SEAT IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. |  |
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| 2002 AMTRAN CE | SEATS Units affected: 154 | IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2004-10-28 |
| Summary: CERTAIN 1998, 2000-2005 MY CE, FE, AND RE SCHOOL BUSES BUILT WITH ONE OR MORE CE WHITE 30-INCH CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS AND MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 25, 1998 AND AUGUST 24, 2004. THE SEAT CUSHION RETENTION MAY NOT RETAIN THE SEAT IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. |  |
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| 2001-2003 AMTRAN CE | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Units affected: 1220 | IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2004-09-21 |
| Summary: CERTAIN MY 2001-2005 AMTRAN/IC CORPORATION CE, FE, AND RE SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SURE-LOK WHEELCHAIR TIE-DOWN SECUREMENT ASSEMBLIES P/N 8625-13. THE SPROCKET TEETH OF THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY MAY BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING THE LOAD PAWL NOT TO FULLY SEAT IN THE SPROCKET TEETH. |  |
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| 2003 AMTRAN CE | EQUIPMENT Units affected: 1589 | IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2004-02-24 |
| Summary: ON CERTAIN "SPECIAL NEEDS" SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SUR-LOC "L" WHEELCHAIR TRACKS, THE LIFT MOUNTING BOLTS COULD CORRODE IF MOISTURE OCCURS IN THE TREATED PLYWOOD FLOOR. |  |
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| 1984-2004 AMTRAN CE | STRUCTURE:BODY Units affected: 66749 | IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2003-09-23 |
| Summary: CE MODEL SCHOOL BUSES WHICH FAIL TO COMPLY TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 221, SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH. THE ROOF TOP SHEET MAY BE IMPROPERLY LOCATED, REDUCING THE MATERIAL EDGE DISTANCE AT THE RIVET LINE. |  |
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| 1986-2004 AMTRAN CE | STRUCTURE:BODY Units affected: 66749 | IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2003-09-23 |
| Summary: CE MODEL SCHOOL BUSES WHICH FAIL TO COMPLY TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 221, SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH. THE ROOF TOP SHEET MAY BE IMPROPERLY LOCATED, REDUCING THE MATERIAL EDGE DISTANCE AT THE RIVET LINE. |  |
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| 2001-2004 AMTRAN CE | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 75 | IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2003-08-28 |
| Summary: CERTAIN FLAT FLOOR SCHOOL BUSES WERE BUILT WITH THE INCORRECT HYDRAULIC BRAKE DROP HOSES FROM FRAME TO AXLE. THE HOSES INSTALLED WERE 3 INCHES SHORTER THAN SPECIFIED AND MAY FAIL FROM TENSION CAUSED BY AXLE ARTICULATION. |  |
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| 2002-2003 AMTRAN CE | SEATS Units affected: 159 | IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2003-03-27 |
| Summary: CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH FLIP SEATS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, ¬BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE.¬ SEATS WITH SEAT BELTS WERE BOLTED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT THE USE OF REQUIRED REINFORCEMENTS UNDER THE FLOOR. |  |
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| 2003 AMTRAN CE | EXTERIOR LIGHTING Units affected: 46 | IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2003-02-20 |
| Summary: ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUS WARNING LAMPS, A STATIC ELECTRICITY DISCHARGE CAN OCCUR DURING NORMAL SERVICES OR HANDLING. THIS DISCHARGE CAN POTENTIALLY INITIATE A CHEMICAL REACTION OF MATERIALS WITHIN THE LAMP WHICH COULD CAUSE THE LENS TO FRACTURE. |  |
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