AMTRAN VANGUARD PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

AMTRAN VANGUARD PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

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

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1988-1997 AMTRAN VANGUARD STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS Recall
1988-1997 AMTRAN VANGUARD	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.
1981-1997 AMTRAN VANGUARD STRUCTURE:BODY Recall
1981-1997 AMTRAN VANGUARD	STRUCTURE:BODY Units affected: 8083	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. Report Date: 1998-08-28
Summary: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES BUILT WITH CODE G47AODM OUTWARD OPENING SERVICE DOOR AND CODE G47ACDC OR G47A5DC MANUAL DOOR CONTROL. CERTAIN CLOTHING ARTICLES SUCH AS DRAW STRINGS CAN BECOME LODGED BETWEEN THE CONTROL ROD CLEVIS AND THE ATTACHMENT AT THE DOOR AS A PERSON IS EXITING THE BUS.
1995 AMTRAN VANGUARD VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES Recall
1995 AMTRAN VANGUARD	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."
1992-1993 AMTRAN VANGUARD EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Recall
1992-1993 AMTRAN VANGUARD	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS Units affected: 2950	AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. Report Date: 1993-07-02
Summary: THE REAR EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR DOES NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY EXIT LABEL. CONSEQUENTLY, THE DOOR DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE."