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NHTSA recall 99V252000

Seats

Amtran Fe and 2 more

Reported Sep 17, 1999177 vehicles affectedAMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.Maker’s number 99307

The defect

Vehicle description: school buses equipped with anchor seats. some of the seats were built with a seat mounting bolt that failed during testing. this does not meet the requirements of fmvss no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."

The risk

In the event of a crash, personal injury could occur.

The remedy

Owners will be instructed on how to inspect to the defect and repair the defect by replacing one bolt per seat.

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Vehicles in this recall

Amtran Fe
1999
Amtran RS
1999
Amtran SS
1999

Notes

Amtran recall no. 99307. Owner notification began october 22, 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 am-tran 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).