| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
95V206000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AMTRAN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
VOLUNTEER |
| Model Year: |
1995 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
|
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19950501 - 19951001 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
495 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19951117 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19951117 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
IC CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
19951024 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19951101 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
111 |
| Defect Summary: |
THESE BUSES HAVE A REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT MEET THE VIEWING REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 111, "REARVIEW MIRRORS." |
| Consequence Summary: |
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: REDUCED REFLECTIVE AREA ON THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR REDUCES THE DRIVERS APPARENT AREA OF VISIBILITY TO THE REAR OF THE BUS INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
TWO ADD-ON CONVEX MIRRORS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE VEHICLE OWNER WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR MOUNTING. IF THE OWNER PREFERS, HE MAY TAKE THE BUS TO AN AMTRAN DEALER WHO WILL INSTALL THE MIRRORS. |