AMTRAN RE PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

AMTRAN RE PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

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

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2002 AMTRAN RE SEATS Recall
2002 AMTRAN RE	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.
2002-2004 AMTRAN RE EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Recall
2002-2004 AMTRAN RE	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.
2001-2004 AMTRAN RE VISIBILITY Recall
2001-2004 AMTRAN RE	VISIBILITY Units affected: 4157	IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2004-05-24
Summary: ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES, THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO OPERATE THE EMERGENCY EXIT DID NOT MEET THE MINIMAL LETTER HEIGHT OF 1-CENTERMETER. THESE BUSES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO 217, BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE.
2003 AMTRAN RE EQUIPMENT Recall
2003 AMTRAN RE	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.
2002-2003 AMTRAN RE VISIBILITY Recall
2002-2003 AMTRAN RE	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.
1998-2003 AMTRAN RE VISIBILITY Recall
1998-2003 AMTRAN RE	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.
1995-2004 AMTRAN RE STRUCTURE:BODY Recall
1995-2004 AMTRAN RE	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 AMTRAN RE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER Recall
2003 AMTRAN RE	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER Units affected: 1295	IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2002-12-30
Summary: ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRAULIC BRAKES, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS DAMAGED DURING THE FILL AND BLEED PROCEDURE.
2001-2003 AMTRAN RE STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Recall
2001-2003 AMTRAN RE	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Units affected: 1689	IC CORPORATION Report Date: 2002-08-07
Summary: CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NO. 221, "SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH." THE ENTRANCE DOOR STEPWELL VERTICAL JOINTS WERE BUILT WITH AN INADEQUATE NUMBER OF FASTENERS.
1996-2001 AMTRAN RE VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER Recall
1996-2001 AMTRAN RE	VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER Units affected: 11944	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. Report Date: 2001-11-20
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES WERE BUILT WITH A POOR QUALITY HEATER/DEFROSTER BLOWER SWITCH. IN SOME CASES THIS HAS CAUSED THE MELTING OF THE HEATER HARNESS CONNECTOR AT THE SWITCH TERMINALS OR THE HIGH-SPEED WIRE INSULATION AT THE CONNECTOR. ALSO, SOME OF THE UNITS HAD IMPROPER CIRCUIT PROTECTION SIZE INSTALLED IN THE HEATER DEFROSTER CIRCUIT.