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NHTSA recall 98V106000

Electrical system › Wiring › Fuses and circuit breakers

Amtran Genesis and 4 more

Reported May 15, 199813,422 vehicles affectedAMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.Built Oct 1, 1991 – May 8, 1998

The defect

Vehicle description: school buses. these vehicles were built with inadequate circuit protection devices (fuses or circuit breakers) allowing the headlamps, during high beam operation, to impose too much load causing the protection device to open the circuit.

The risk

This condition could cause the loss of the head lights, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Owners will be provided with a free repair kit and instructions to remedy this condition. if an owner so desires, their dealer can perform the remedy for them.

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Vehicles in this recall

Amtran Genesis
1992199319941995199619971998
Amtran RS3302
199619971998
Amtran RS3505
199619971998
Amtran RS3708
199619971998
Amtran RS3911
199619971998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin june 24, 1998.owners who do not receive the free repair kit within a reasonable time should contact amtran at 1-501-505-2190.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).