1998 Amtran Genesis
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1998 Amtran Genesis. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
4 recalls name the 1998 Amtran Genesis. Newest first.
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.
Risk and remedy
Risk
The hinges on the combo flip seat can cause a pinching condition, resulting in personal injury.
Remedy
Owners will be notified and sent kits to remedy these seats.
Vehicle description: transit and school buses built with the rear axle five-spoke cast style wheel assemblies, codes 28a002, 28a003, 28a006, and 28a007. these assemblies have mis-matched wheel spacer and clamps, which could cause high stress on the wheel studs.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition can result in potential wheel stud failures, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Owners will be provided with a repair kit and installation instructions.
Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with 2-piece, no5x7508 tilting steering column, or no5x710 telescopic and tilting steering column. the upper pinch bolt nut was omitted during the assembly process. if the nut was not installed, the bolt can separate from the universal joint.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition could cause the loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
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.
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.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition could cause the loss of the head lights, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
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.
Owner complaints
1 complaints
Latest complaints
- Tires
While towing my 5TH wheel trailer down the road doing a speed of 60 to 65 mph on hwy 95 in nevada. 22 miles northwest of las vegas, my left front trailer tire had the tread seperate from the tire. It still had 80 psi of air pressure in it.. There was nothing on the road that I hit. It seperated…
While towing my 5TH wheel trailer down the road doing a speed of 60 to 65 mph on hwy 95 in nevada. 22 miles northwest of las vegas, my left front trailer tire had the tread seperate from the tire. It still had 80 psi of air pressure in it.. There was nothing on the road that I hit. It seperated without any warning or tell tail sign of failure. Tire was adjusted in vegas by ted wein tire.. Thank you dan rooks (dot number:, tiresize: 245 75r16)
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 609933The vehicle could have a defect in the attachment of the steering column. Yd
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