| NHTSA Record Id: 5358 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: AMTRAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012167000090679000000236 |
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| Model Name: RE |
Model Year: 2001 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V390000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00304 |
| Component Name: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 31 2000 |
End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 02 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 73 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 08 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : IC CORPORATION |
Report Received Date: Nov, 27 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 29 2000 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 217 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: school buses equipped with hehr international rear exit windows with vandal locks. these buses were built with rear emergency exit windows incorporating a lock option that could be left in the lock position and allow the engine to be started. this does not comply with the requirements of fmvss 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." |
Consequence Summary: during the operation of the bus, the window could remain locked and in the event of a crash, the seat occupant would not be able to open the window increasing the risk of personal injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners will be provided with instructions on how to repair the noncompliance. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began december 8, 2000. 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 1-800-993-7686.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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