2000–2001 Amtran IC recall: windows, wipers & mirrors
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
Pedestrians could be injured or killed if the driver of the school bus cannot see them.
🔧 The fix
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.
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
- 01V177000
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 436
- Component
- VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
- Owner phone
- 1-800-843-5615
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 25, 2001
- Built
- Apr 6, 2000 – May 30, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration=s auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).