NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1981–2004
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Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Am-Tran vehicles. Our database also holds 57 safety recall campaigns and 6 NHTSA investigations covering at least one Am-Tran model year.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 1991–1999 | 3 | 15 |
| Re | 1993–2004 | 3 | 22 |
| Volunteer | 1991–1997 | 2 | 6 |
| Commercial | 1993–2003 | 1 | 0 |
| Ic | 2000–2002 | 1 | 5 |
| 1552SC | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Bus | 1999–2001 | 0 | 0 |
| Ce | 1984–2004 | 0 | 8 |
| Conventional | 1997–1999 | 0 | 2 |
| Cs | 1997–2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Fe | 1992–2004 | 0 | 27 |
| FH1652 | 1998–1999 | 0 | 3 |
| International 3800 S/Bus | 1997–2001 | 0 | 0 |
| President | 1989–1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Rc | 1995–1997 | 0 | 1 |
| RC3911 | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| RS | 1995–1999 | 0 | 2 |
| RS3302 | 1996–1999 | 0 | 6 |
| RS3505 | 1996–1999 | 0 | 6 |
| RS3708 | 1996–1999 | 0 | 6 |
| RS3911 | 1996–1999 | 0 | 5 |
| School Bus | 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Vanguard | 1981–1997 | 0 | 4 |
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.
The 8 newest campaigns covering a Am-Tran vehicle in our database
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govSEATSCERTAIN 1998, 2000-2005 MY CE, FE, AND RE SCHOOL BUSES BUILT WITH ONE OR MORE CE WHITE 30-INCH CHILD RESTRAINT SEATS AND MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 25, 1998 AND AUGUST 24, 2004. THE SEAT CUSHION RETENTION MAY NOT RETAIN THE SEAT IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.
SEATSCERTAIN 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.
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITYCERTAIN MY 2001-2005 AMTRAN/IC CORPORATION CE, FE, AND RE SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SURE-LOK WHEELCHAIR TIE-DOWN SECUREMENT ASSEMBLIES P/N 8625-13. THE SPROCKET TEETH OF THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY MAY BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING THE LOAD PAWL NOT TO FULLY SEAT IN THE SPROCKET TEETH.
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITYCERTAIN SURE-LOK WHEELCHAIR TIE-DOWN SECUREMENT ASSEMBLIES P/N 8625-13 FOR USE ON CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES. THE SPROCKET TEETH OF THE RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY MAY BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT CAUSING THE LOAD PAWL NOT TO FULLY SEAT IN THE SPROCKET TEETH.
VISIBILITYON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES, THE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO OPERATE THE EMERGENCY EXIT DID NOT MEET THE MINIMAL LETTER HEIGHT OF 1-CENTERMETER. THESE BUSES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO 217, BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE.
EQUIPMENTON CERTAIN "SPECIAL NEEDS" SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SUR-LOC "L" WHEELCHAIR TRACKS, THE LIFT MOUNTING BOLTS COULD CORRODE IF MOISTURE OCCURS IN THE TREATED PLYWOOD FLOOR.
STRUCTURE:BODYCERTAIN FE MODEL SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 14, 1991, AND MARCH 4, 2003. A GAP BETWEEN THE MODESTY PANEL AND THE WHEEL WELL LOCATED BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT CAN BE CREATED IF THE PANEL IS BENT OUT OF POSITION. UNDER THE PANEL, THE EDGES ARE SHARP AND JAGGED.
VISIBILITYCERTAIN COMMERCIAL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH T-SLIDE OVAL WINDOWS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE." INCORRECT SIDE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOWS WERE INSTALLED.
Every year with at least one publishable Am-Tran model year
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