Recall Detail

AMTRAN / IC / 2001

Components - Details
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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