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NHTSA recall 92V102001

Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly

Amtran Genesis

Reported Aug 3, 1992200 vehicles affectedAMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.Built Nov 1, 1991 – Jul 1, 1992

The defect

The fuel system failed the crash barrier test. The fuel tank was punctured, resulting in fluid loss greater than allowed by fmvss 301, "fuel system integrity".

The risk

Fuel spills in a collision could lead to a vehicle fireif exposed to a source of ignition.

The remedy

Modify the fuel tank cage to comply with fmvss 301.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Amtran Genesis
1992

Notes

System: fuel tank assembly; fmvss 301.vehicle description: school buses with 65 gallon fuel tanks and fuel tank cagesystems.note: it IS important that all affected buses be remedied. However, the recallshould not cause parents or school officials to be unduly alarmed. Nhtsa isunaware of any actual crashes in which the fuel system of an amtran chassisruptured.