2001 Amtran RE recall: windows, wipers & mirrors
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: school buses equipped with hehr international rear exit windows with vandal locks. These buses were built with rear emergency exit windows incorporating a lock option that could be left in the lock position and allow the engine to be started. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release."
💥 The risk
During the operation of the bus, the window could remain locked and in the event of a crash, the seat occupant would not be able to open the window increasing the risk of personal injury.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be provided with instructions on how to repair the noncompliance.
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
- 00V390000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00304
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 73
- Component
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
- Owner phone
- 1-800-993-7686
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 8, 2000
- Built
- Jul 31, 2000 – Nov 2, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began december 8, 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 1-800-993-7686.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).