2000–2004 Amtran FE recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain FE school and commercial buses built with ce white driver seats with a pedestal style mount and manufactured between january 10, 1992 through february 24, 2004. These pedestals CAN develop cracks rendering the seat unstable.
💥 The risk
In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat could separate from the base, possibly resulting in personal injury or death.
🔧 The fix
Ic will notify its customers and repair the seat by replacing the upper portion of the assembly with a more robust design. The recall began june 3, 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 compliance department at 1-800-843-5615.
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
- 04V492000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 04304
- Manufacturer
- IC CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 8,165
- Component
- SEATS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-843-5615
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 3, 2005
- Built
- Feb 28, 1992 – Dec 20, 1993
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Ic predicts parts will be available in the second week of may 2005.customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).