AMTRAN FH1652 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

AMTRAN FH1652 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of AMTRAN FH1652 recalls and defective parts found on AMTRAN FH1652 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the AMTRAN FH1652 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 FH1652

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1999 AMTRAN FH1652 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Recall
1999 AMTRAN FH1652	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Units affected: 523	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. Report Date: 1999-03-01
Summary: TRANSIT AND SCHOOL BUSES. SOME REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES WERE BUILT USING INCORRECT MOUNTING HARDWARE. IMPROPER TORQUE OF THE FASTENER OR FASTENERS THAT RETAIN THE BRAKES TO THE REAR AXLE COULD ALLOW BRAKE GROUPS TO SEPARATION FROM THE REAR AXLE.
1998-1999 AMTRAN FH1652 WHEELS Recall
1998-1999 AMTRAN FH1652	WHEELS Units affected: 1878	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. Report Date: 1998-10-07
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT AND SCHOOL BUSES BUILT WITH THE REAR AXLE FIVE-SPOKE CAST STYLE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, CODES 28A002, 28A003, 28A006, AND 28A007. THESE ASSEMBLIES HAVE MIS-MATCHED WHEEL SPACER AND CLAMPS, WHICH COULD CAUSE HIGH STRESS ON THE WHEEL STUDS.
1999 AMTRAN FH1652 STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Recall
1999 AMTRAN FH1652	STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Units affected: 253	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. Report Date: 1998-06-02
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH 2-PIECE, NO5X7508 TILTING STEERING COLUMN, OR NO5X710 TELESCOPIC AND TILTING STEERING COLUMN. THE UPPER PINCH BOLT NUT WAS OMITTED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. IF THE NUT WAS NOT INSTALLED, THE BOLT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE UNIVERSAL JOINT.