- Vehicles
- 7,738
- Built between
- Jun 1992 – Feb 1999
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 1 April 1999
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 1992 and February 1999. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1997-1999 Amtran ConventionalBuilt February 1997 to February 1999
- 1993-1999 Amtran FEBuilt June 1992 to February 1999
- 1993-1999 Amtran GenesisBuilt June 1992 to February 1999
- 1996-1999 Amtran REBuilt May 1995 to February 1999
- 1993-1997 Amtran VolunteerBuilt March 1993 to February 1997
- 1993-1997 Ward VolunteerBuilt March 1993 to February 1997
What the defect is
Vehicle description: school buses equipped with flip seats at the emergency exits. The seat cushion hinge on the combination flip seat is located in such a manner that it is within easy reach of the passenger sitting in the seat located behind the combo flip seat.
What could happen
The hinges on the combo flip seat can cause a pinching condition, resulting in personal injury.
What gets fixed
OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED AND SENT KITS TO REMEDY THESE SEATS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 1992 to February 1999
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 March 1999
- Owners notified1 April 1999
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 23 March 1999.
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
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 99-303
- Recalling manufacturer
- AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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
Owner notification began april 1, 1999.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 amtran at 1-800-993-7686.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
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.