NHTSA campaign 01V369000

Amtran Recall 01V-369: AMTRAN/WIRING DIAGRAM DECAL

NHTSA recall 01V369000 was reported by AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. on November 20, 2001, with 3,190 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Amtran FE for model years 1999–2002. Owners were notified on December 21, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 01V369000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01V369000 (also written 01V-369 or 01V369)
Filed by: AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
Report received: November 20, 2001
Potentially affected: 3,190 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring
Owners notified: December 21, 2001

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V369000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Amtran

Amtran FE
- 1999 · Vehicles built January 1, 1999 – May 31, 1999 (per NHTSA)
- 2000 · Vehicles built June 1, 1999 – May 31, 2000 (per NHTSA)
- 2001 · Vehicles built June 1, 2000 – May 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)
- 2002 · Vehicles built June 1, 2001 – November 5, 2001 (per NHTSA)

All Amtran recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V369000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN BUSES WERE BUILT WITH A WIRING DIAGRAM DECAL THAT SHOWS THE CIRCUIT PROTECTION SIZE OF 30 AMPERES INSTEAD OF 20 AMPERES FOR THE HEATER SUPPLY CIRCUITS.

Safety consequence

ELECTRICAL COMPONENT FAILURE WITHOUT THE CORRECT PROTECTION IN SOME CASES CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE COMPONENT AND/OR FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A STRIP AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS THAT SHOULD BE PLACED OVER THE INCORRECT INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT DECAL. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 21, 2001. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE STRIP AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AMTRAN AT 1-800-993-7686.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V369000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.