NHTSA campaign 99V253000 · Manufacturer campaign 99308
Amtran Recall 99V-253: AMTRAN/FMVSS 103/HEATER/DEFROSTER UNITS
NHTSA recall 99V253000 (Manufacturer campaign 99308) was reported by AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. on September 17, 1999, with 41 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Amtran FE for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on October 22, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V253000 (also written 99V-253 or 99V253)
- Filed by
- AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 99308
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 41 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Defroster/Defogger/HVAC System — Fan/Motor
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 103
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V253000. 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 through September 10, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V253000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. SOME HEATER/DEFROSTER UNITS WERE BUILT WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRED IMPROPERLY. WHEN WIRED IMPROPERLY THE BLOWER MOTOR RUNS BACKWARD AND AIRFLOW FOR HEATING AND DEFROSTING IS VERY LIMITED. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS."
Safety consequence
DEFROSTING NEEDS MAY NOT BE ACHIEVED AND COULD RESTRICT DRIVER VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED ON HOW TO INSPECT AND REPAIR THE DEFECT BY SWITCHING THE CONNECTION OF TWO WIRES.
Notes
AMTRAN RECALL NO. 99308. 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).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V253000
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.