2000–2002 Amtran CS & 2000–2002 Amtran FE + 9 more recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with 39-INCH flip seats. The flip seats could bind in the occupied position and not return to the stored position when not occupied. The cushion frame support bar slides off the seat support pad, which could retain the seat in the occupied position.
💥 The risk
The seat could block the aisle to the emergency exit during an emergency, which may result in injury or death.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be provided with instructions and parts to repair the seats free of charge. Owner notification began october 23, 2001. Owners who 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
- 01V269000
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 3,694
- Component
- SEATS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-843-5615
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 23, 2001
- Built
- Jun 1, 2001 – Jul 25, 2001
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).