- Vehicles
- 96
- Built between
- Jan 1992 – Jan 1995
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 3 July 1995
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1992 and January 1995. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1992 Amerex AmgadsBuilt January 1992 to January 1995
What the defect is
The vehicle operator is able to silence the audible alarm which warns of "trace" and "moderate" levels of methane detection.
What could happen
The motion required for the bus driver to silence thealarm as installed requires the driver to divert his attention and field ofvision away from the highway increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE EXISTING SYSTEM AND REPLACE IT WITH A MUCH IMPROVED AMGADS II (SECOND GENERATION) METHANE DETECTION SYSTEM.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1992 to January 1995
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 June 1995
- Owners notified3 July 1995
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 2 June 1995.
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
- AMEREX CORPORATION
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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: equipment; other.equipment description: methane gas detection system used on blue bird schoolbuses.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time,should contact amerex at 1-205-655-3271. Also contact the national highwaytraffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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.