NHTSA campaign 03V118000 · Manufacturer campaign 03301

IC CORPORATION Recall 03V-118: IC/AMTRAN/FMVSS 217/FLIP SEAT REINFORCEMENT

NHTSA recall 03V118000 (Manufacturer campaign 03301) was reported by IC CORPORATION on March 27, 2003, with 159 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Amtran CE for model years 2002–2003. Owners were notified on April 23, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V118000 (also written 03V-118 or 03V118)
Filed by: IC CORPORATION
Manufacturer campaign number: 03301
Report received: March 27, 2003
Potentially affected: 159 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seats
Owners notified: April 23, 2003
Safety standard: FMVSS 217

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V118000. 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 CE
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built June 1, 2002 – July 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V118000.

Defect description

CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH FLIP SEATS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE." SEATS WITH SEAT BELTS WERE BOLTED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT THE USE OF REQUIRED REINFORCEMENTS UNDER THE FLOOR.

Safety consequence

DURING A CRASH, THIS CONDITION MAY ALLOW THE SEAT TO BECOME LOOSE WHICH COULD CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH TO THE SEAT OCCUPANT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL ADD REINFORCEMENTS TO THE SEAT MOUNTING AT THE FLOOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2003. 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 IC CORPORATION AT 1-800-843-5615.

Notes

IC CORPORATION RECALL NO. 03301.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V118000

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.