| NHTSA Record Id: 10540 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: AMTRAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008673000077918000000002 |
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| Model Name: RS3505 |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V123000 |
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| Component Name: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 06 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 27 1998 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 253 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 17 1998 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : IC CORPORATION |
Report Received Date: Jun, 02 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Jun, 05 1998 |
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| Defect 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. |
Consequence Summary: This condition could cause the loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners will be provided with a free repair kit and instructions to remedy this condition. if an owner so desires, their dealer can perform the remedy for them. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began august 17, 1998.owners who do not receive the free repair kit within a reasonable time should contact amtran at 1-501-505-2190.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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