2000–2002 Amtran FE recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: certain buses were built with a wiring diagram decal that shows the circuit protection size of 30 amperes instead of 20 amperes for the heater supply circuits.
💥 The risk
Electrical component failure without the correct protection in some cases CAN cause overheating of the component and/or fire.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be provided with a strip and installation instructions that should be placed over the incorrect information on the current decal. Owner notification began december 21, 2001. Owners who do not receive the free strip and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact amtran at 1-800-993-7686.
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
- 01V369000
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
- Vehicles affected
- 3,190
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Owner phone
- 1-800-993-7686
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 21, 2001
- Built
- Jun 1, 2001 – Nov 5, 2001
- 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).