Recall 02V173000: 2002 Amtran IC

Report received

Jul 12, 2002

Manufacturer

Ic corporation

Potentially affected

123vehicles

Model years

2002

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Certain school buses equipped with an optional between-the-frame mounted fuel tanks fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 301, "fuel system integrity." these buses were built with the wrong crossmember. The crossmember installed was not of the same strength that was used in the certification of the fuel system to fmvss no. 301.

Possible consequence

Failure of the crossmember during a crash could reduce the effectiveness of the integrity of the fuel system allowing leakage that exceeds regulation requirements. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will install a new crossmember. Owner notification began july 29, 2002. 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 amtran at 1-800-843-5615.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2002 Amtran IC1 complaints