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NHTSA Record Id: 5916 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: AMTRAN |
Recalled Component Id: 000013505000090680000000242 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
Model Name: IC | Model Year: 2001 |
NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V177000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
Component Name: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | Manufacturer That Filed Report: AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 2000 | End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 23 2001 |
Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 436 |
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 25 2001 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : IC CORPORATION | Report Received Date: May, 29 2001 |
Record Creation date : Jun, 04 2001 | Federal Motar Safety Number: 111 |
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: school buses equipped with bus boy cross view mirrors fail to meet the requirements of fmvss no. 111, "rearview mirrors." the left and right convex mirrors are located too low. | Consequence Summary: Pedestrians could be injured or killed if the driver of the school bus cannot see them. |
Corrective Summary : Owners will be instructed to replace the mirror mounting arms and brackets. owners will be provided with instructions and repair kits. owner notification began june 25, 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 800-843-5615. | 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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