| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 15196 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: AMTRAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007626000071040000000275 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: RS3505 | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V047000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY | Manufacturer That Filed Report: AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1986 | End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 18 1996 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 34900 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 20 1996 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : IC CORPORATION | Report Received Date: Mar, 11 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 12 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus. | Consequence Summary: When a passenger's clothing becomes caught in the handrail, and the bus driver closes the door and puts the vehicle in motion,the individual is subject to being dragged by the bus. this can result inserious injury or death. |
| Corrective Summary : Replace or reposition the handrails to stop clothing from being caught. replace foam pad and install 1" thick rubber spacer between the brace and the wall. | Recall Notes: System: equipment; handrails at bus entry ways. vehicle description: school buses.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact amtran at 1-501-327-7761. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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