AMTRAN GENESIS PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

AMTRAN GENESIS PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

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

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1993-1999 AMTRAN GENESIS SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Recall
1993-1999 AMTRAN GENESIS	SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER Units affected: 7738	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. Report Date: 1999-03-23
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH FLIP SEATS AT THE EMERGENCY EXITS. THE SEAT CUSHION HINGE ON THE COMBINATION FLIP SEAT IS LOCATED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT IS WITHIN EASY REACH OF THE PASSENGER SITTING IN THE SEAT LOCATED BEHIND THE COMBO FLIP SEAT.
1999 AMTRAN GENESIS SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Recall
1999 AMTRAN GENESIS	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.
1991-1997 AMTRAN GENESIS STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS Recall
1991-1997 AMTRAN GENESIS	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS Units affected: 37656	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. Report Date: 1998-12-01
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. THE EMERGENCY DOOR HINGES THAT CONSIST OF STEEL PIN FITTINGS AND/OR LACKLUBRICATION CAN BIND FROM RUST AND/OR CORROSION.
1998-1999 AMTRAN GENESIS WHEELS Recall
1998-1999 AMTRAN GENESIS	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.
1998 AMTRAN GENESIS STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR Recall
1998 AMTRAN GENESIS	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.
1992-1998 AMTRAN GENESIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Recall
1992-1998 AMTRAN GENESIS	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS Units affected: 13422	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. Report Date: 1998-05-15
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. THESE VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH INADEQUATE CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICES (FUSES OR CIRCUIT BREAKERS) ALLOWING THE HEADLAMPS, DURING HIGH BEAM OPERATION, TO IMPOSE TOO MUCH LOAD CAUSING THE PROTECTION DEVICE TO OPEN THE CIRCUIT.
1995 AMTRAN GENESIS VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES Recall
1995 AMTRAN GENESIS	VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES Units affected: 495	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. Report Date: 1995-10-24
Summary: THESE BUSES HAVE A REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT MEET THE VIEWING REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 111, "REARVIEW MIRRORS."
1992-1995 AMTRAN GENESIS SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC Recall
1992-1995 AMTRAN GENESIS	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC Units affected: 1179	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. Report Date: 1995-05-12
Summary: THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM ON THESE BUSES USES TWO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCHES TO OPERATE THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP. THE BRAKE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAN ACTIVATE WHEN ACTUAL SYSTEM FAILURE HAS NOT OCCURRED.
1994 AMTRAN GENESIS SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID Recall
1994 AMTRAN GENESIS	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID Units affected: 56	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. Report Date: 1994-05-24
Summary: THE BRAKE FLUID INITIALLY INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER IS CONTAMINATED.
1993 AMTRAN GENESIS SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER Recall
1993 AMTRAN GENESIS	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER Units affected: 516	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. Report Date: 1994-03-23
Summary: THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAS INTERNAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTION OF THE AUTOMATIC FILL EQUIPMENT USED IN THE CHASSIS ASSEMBLY PROCESS.