Vehicle recall 00V182000 · July 5, 2000
Amtran FE and RE
Vehicle description: school buses with or without seat belts equipped with between the frame rail fuel tank option and 39 and 45 inch anchor passenger seats (seat belt ready…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: school buses with or without seat belts equipped with between the frame rail fuel tank option and 39 and 45 inch anchor passenger seats (seat belt ready seats). These buses were built without the under floor reinforcement plate on the inboard seat mountings about the tank. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."
- Consequence
- In the event of a crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained resulting in personal injury.
- Remedy
- Owners will be provided with instructions on inspection, repairing and reinforcement plates. Owner notification began August 11, 2000. 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.
- Notes
- Amtran recall no. 00-301.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V182000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 5, 2000
- Filed by
- AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 00-301
- Owner notification
- August 11, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 237
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
Vehicles covered
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