Vehicle recall 99V252000 · September 17, 1999
Amtran FE, RS and 1 more model
Vehicle description: school buses equipped with anchor seats.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- 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
- In the event of a crash, personal injury could occur.
- Remedy
- Owners will be instructed on how to inspect to the defect and repair the defect by replacing one bolt per seat.
- Notes
- Amtran recall no. 99307. Owner notification began October 22, 1999. 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 am-tran at 1-800-993-7686.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
- 99V252000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 17, 1999
- Filed by
- AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 99307
- Owner notification
- October 22, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 177
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seats
Vehicles covered
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