NHTSA campaign 97V014000

Amtran and Ward Recall 97V-014: AMTRAN/HANDRAILS

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 97V014000 was reported by AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. on February 5, 1997, with 2,480 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Amtran Volunteer and Ward Volunteer for model years 1995–1997 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on March 19, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 97V014000 (also written 97V-014 or 97V014)
Filed by: AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
Report received: February 5, 1997
Potentially affected: 2,480 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Body
Owners notified: March 19, 1997

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 97V014000. 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 Volunteer
- 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built January 1, 1991 – January 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)

All Amtran recalls

Ward

Ward Volunteer
- 1995, 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built January 1, 1991 – January 20, 1997 (per NHTSA)

All Ward recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 97V014000.

Defect description

CERTAIN CLOTHING ARTICLES SUCH AS DRAW STRINGS CAN BECOME LODGED IN THE FORWARD HANDRAILS AT THE BUS DOORS WHEN A PERSON IS EXITING THE BUS.

Safety consequence

IF THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE OF THE SITUATION, THE ENTRANCE DOOR MAY BE CLOSED, CAPTURING THE ITEM IN THE DOOR. DEATH OR INJURY CAN OCCUR TO THE PERSON EXITING THE BUS.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE THIS HANDRAIL. PROVISIONS WILL BE MADE FOR BUSES OPERATING IN STATES THAT MANDATE A FORWARD MOUNTED HANDRAIL TO OFFER THE OWNERS A FREE REPAIR KIT CONTAINING A RUBBER SPACER.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FEBRUARY 28, 1997. NOTES:OWNERS WHO NEED THE FREE REPAIR KIT AND ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE KIT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AMTRAN AT 1-501-327-7761.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 97V014000

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.