Recall Detail

AMTRAN / FE / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 3875 Vehicale/Equipment Name: AMTRAN
Recalled Component Id: 000013224000090678000000242 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: FE 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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