| NHTSA Record Id: 7714 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: AMTRAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010927000083728000000265 |
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| Model Name: RE |
Model Year: 2000 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V182000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00-301 |
| Component Name: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 29 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: May, 31 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 237 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 11 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : IC CORPORATION |
Report Received Date: Jul, 05 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 11 2000 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 210 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: school buses with or without seat belts equipped with between the frame rail fuel tank option and 39 and 45 inch anchor passenger seats (seat belt ready seats). these buses were built without the under floor reinforcement plate on the inboard seat mountings about the tank. this does not comply with the requirements of fmvss 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages." |
Consequence Summary: In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained resulting in personal injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners will be provided with instructions on inspection, repairing and reinforcement plates. owner notification began august 11, 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 1-800-843-5615. |
Recall Notes: Amtran recall no. 00-301.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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