2000–2004 Amtran CE & 2000–2004 Amtran FE + 2 more recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
CE model school buses which fail to comply to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, school bus body joint strength. The roof top sheet may be improperly located, reducing the material edge distance at the rivet line.
💥 The risk
In the event of a vehicle crash, the joint strenght could fail possibily resulting in injuries to the vehicle occupants.
🔧 The fix
Ic will notify its customers and will provide inspection and repair instruction. The recall began on january 25, 2005. 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 ic customer service at (we do not yet have a telephone number for this campaign.)
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
- 03V354000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 03305
- Manufacturer
- IC CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 66,749
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 3, 2005
- Built
- Jun 24, 2003 – Sep 28, 2003
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- Notes
- Ic recall no. 03305.also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).