| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
99V252000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
AMTRAN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
FE |
| Model Year: |
1999 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
99307 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SEATS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
- 19990910 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
177 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19991022 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19991022 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
IC CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
19990917 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19990928 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
210 |
| Defect Summary: |
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." |
| Consequence Summary: |
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR. |
| Corrective Summary: |
OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO INSPECT TO THE DEFECT AND REPAIR THE DEFECT BY REPLACING ONE BOLT PER SEAT. |