AMTRAN FE PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

AMTRAN FE PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of AMTRAN FE recalls and defective parts found on AMTRAN FE automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the AMTRAN FE 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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Most Recent Recalls For AMTRAN FE

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2001-2004 AMTRAN FE SEATS Recall
2001-2004 AMTRAN FE	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.
1992-2004 AMTRAN FE SEATS Recall
1992-2004 AMTRAN FE	SEATS Units affected: 8165	IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2004-09-28
Summary: CERTAIN FE SCHOOL AND COMMERCIAL BUSES BUILT WITH CE WHITE DRIVER SEATS WITH A PEDESTAL STYLE MOUNT AND MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 10, 1992 THROUGH FEBRUARY 24, 2004. THESE PEDESTALS CAN DEVELOP CRACKS RENDERING THE SEAT UNSTABLE.
2001-2003 AMTRAN FE EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Recall
2001-2003 AMTRAN FE	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.
2003 AMTRAN FE EQUIPMENT Recall
2003 AMTRAN FE	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.
2004 AMTRAN FE VISIBILITY Recall
2004 AMTRAN FE	VISIBILITY Units affected: 52	IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2004-01-02
Summary: CERTAIN COMMERCIAL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH T-SLIDE OVAL WINDOWS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE." INCORRECT SIDE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOWS WERE INSTALLED.
1992-2004 AMTRAN FE STRUCTURE:BODY Recall
1992-2004 AMTRAN FE	STRUCTURE:BODY Units affected: 7321	IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2004-01-02
Summary: CERTAIN FE MODEL SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 14, 1991, AND MARCH 4, 2003. A GAP BETWEEN THE MODESTY PANEL AND THE WHEEL WELL LOCATED BEHIND THE DRIVER¬S SEAT CAN BE CREATED IF THE PANEL IS BENT OUT OF POSITION. UNDER THE PANEL, THE EDGES ARE SHARP AND JAGGED.
1992-2004 AMTRAN FE STRUCTURE:BODY Recall
1992-2004 AMTRAN FE	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.
2003-2004 AMTRAN FE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
2003-2004 AMTRAN FE	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.
2000-2003 AMTRAN FE STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS Recall
2000-2003 AMTRAN FE	STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS Units affected: 13	IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2003-05-20
Summary: CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, ¬BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE.¬ THESE BUSES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE EMERGENCY EXIT REQUIREMENTS.
2003 AMTRAN FE EXTERIOR LIGHTING Recall
2003 AMTRAN FE	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.