2001 Amtran FE & 2001 Amtran IC + 1 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: school buses. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS 565, "vehicle identification number requirements." the vehicles have the wrong model year code in the vehicle identification number (VIN).
💥 The risk
These errors will affect the registration of the vehicle.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be provided with corrected certification labels.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V208000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00302
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 327
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-993-7686
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 15, 2000
- Built
- Jun 2, 2000 – Aug 4, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began september 15, 2000. Owners who do not receive the free label 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).