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NHTSA Record Id: 3874 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: AMTRAN |
Recalled Component Id: 000013224000090679000000242 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
Model Name: RE | Model Year: 2001 |
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V145001 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
Component Name: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | Manufacturer That Filed Report: AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 28 2000 | End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 23 2001 |
Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 603 |
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 04 2001 | Recall Initiator: OVSC |
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : IC CORPORATION | Report Received Date: Apr, 26 2001 |
Record Creation date : Apr, 27 2001 | Federal Motar Safety Number: 111 |
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: school buses equipped with rosco cross over mirrors. the position of the driver's rear view mirror does not allow complete visibility of pedestrians as required under federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 111, "rearview mirrors." | Consequence Summary: A pedestrian could be injured or killed if the driver of the school bus cannot see them. |
Corrective Summary : Amtran will notify owners with instructions to reposition the driver's rear view mirror up 3 1/8 inches. owner notification began june 4, 2001. 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 501-505-2190. | Recall Notes: 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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