| NHTSA Record Id: 1079 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: AMTRAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000015101000103216000000277 |
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| Model Name: RE |
Model Year: 2003 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V200000 |
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| Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: IC CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 2002 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 12 2002 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1689 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 22 2002 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : IC CORPORATION |
Report Received Date: Aug, 07 2002 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 09 2002 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 221 |
| Defect 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. |
Consequence Summary: The effectiveness of this joint during a crash could be reduced allowing separation of the joints which could result in an opening or protrusion of metal edges in the stepwell area, increasing the risk of injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners will be provided with repair instructions and parts free of charge. additional fasteners will be added to the vertical joints of the stepwell. owner notification is expected to begin august 22, 2002. owners who do not receive the free repair instructions and parts within a reasonable time should contact ic at 1-800-843-5615. |
Recall Notes: Also, customers can 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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