| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 9735 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: AMTRAN |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009043000080701000000319 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: RE | Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V061000 | Mfr Campaign Number: 99-303 |
| Component Name: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Manufacturer That Filed Report: AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: May, 01 1995 | End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 26 1999 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 7738 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 01 1999 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : IC CORPORATION | Report Received Date: Mar, 23 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 25 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: school buses equipped with flip seats at the emergency exits. the seat cushion hinge on the combination flip seat is located in such a manner that it is within easy reach of the passenger sitting in the seat located behind the combo flip seat. | Consequence Summary: The hinges on the combo flip seat can cause a pinching condition, resulting in personal injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Owners will be notified and sent kits to remedy these seats. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began april 1, 1999.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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