- Vehicles
- 500
- Built between
- Jun 1990 – Jul 1990
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 4 November 1991
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 1990 and July 1990. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1990 Ward School BUSBuilt June 1990 to July 1990
What the defect is
The rear emergency door exit identification and the operating instructions may not be installed.
What could happen
The rear emergency door exit label would not meet therequirements of FMVSS 217.
What gets fixed
INSTALL PROPER LABELS TO INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FMVSS 217.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 1990 to July 1990
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 October 1991
- Owners notified4 November 1991
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 9 October 1991.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 217
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
System: rear emergency door label; FMVSS 217.VEHICLE description: school bus.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.