Amtran: recalls by model and year

Name: Amtran recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
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NHTSA lists 53 vehicle recall campaigns for Amtran. The register has 14 model lines of the make, model years 1981 to 2004. NHTSA has 8 complaints on file for these model lines. NHTSA also lists 1 child seat, tire or equipment campaign for the make. The equipment pages show it.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Model lines

14 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

Amtran: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
RE	11	21	3	0.3	Structure
Genesis	9	12	2	0.2	Fuel System, Gasoline
Volunteer	7	5	2	0.3	Structure
IC	3	5	1	0.3	Service Brakes, Air
FE	13	26	0	0.0
CE	20	7	0	0.0
Vanguard	17	4	0	0.0
RS3302	4	6	0	0.0
RS3505	4	6	0	0.0
RS3708	4	6	0	0.0
CS	6	2	0	0.0
RS3911	4	5	0	0.0
Conventional	3	2	0	0.0
FH1652	2	3	0	0.0

This table compares the model lines of Amtran only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 53.

04V498000Received 28 Oct 2004. 154 units.
Seats
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain 1998, 2000-2005 my ce, fe, and re school buses built with one or more ce white 30-inch child restraint seats and manufactured between march 25, 1998 and august 24, 2004. The seat cushion retention may not retain the seat in all circumstances.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a sudden stop, the seat cushion may tip forward and may become unattached causing the passenger to slide off the seat and/or be trapped by the seat cushion. This action could possibly result in personal injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ic corp will notify its customers and will repair the cushion by adding a clip to the cushion tying it to the seat frame. The recall began on october 5, 2004. 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 compliance department at 1-800-843-5615.
Report filed by IC CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 04305. The campaign has 11 make, model and year entries.
04V492000Received 28 Sep 2004. 8,165 units.
Seats
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain fe school and commercial buses built with ce white driver seats with a pedestal style mount and manufactured between january 10, 1992 through february 24, 2004. These pedestals can develop cracks rendering the seat unstable.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat could separate from the base, possibly resulting in personal injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ic will notify its customers and repair the seat by replacing the upper portion of the assembly with a more robust design. The recall began june 3, 2005. 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 compliance department at 1-800-843-5615.
Report filed by IC CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 04304. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Jun 2005. The campaign has 13 make, model and year entries.
04V469000Received 21 Sep 2004. 1,220 units.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain my 2001-2005 amtran/ic corporation ce, fe, and re school buses equipped with sure-lok wheelchair tie-down securement assemblies p/n 8625-13. The sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly may be out of alignment causing the load pawl not to fully seat in the sprocket teeth.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the wheelchair may not be adequately secured possibly resulting in injuries.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Sure-lok will notify ic's customers and repair the buses on ic's behalf at no cost to the customer. The recall began august 16, 2004. 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 sure-lok at 1-908-231-1804.
Report filed by IC CORPORATION. The campaign has 13 make, model and year entries.
04V251000Received 24 May 2004. 4,157 units.
Visibility
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain school buses, the instructions on how to operate the emergency exit did not meet the minimal letter height of 1-centermeter. These buses fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no 217, bus emergency exits and window retention and release.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The label may not be visible to the operator, possibly resulting in injury if the occupants cannot exit the bus quickly.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ic will mail new labels with installation instructions. Owner notification began june 25, 2004. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ic at 501-505-2190.
Report filed by IC CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 04302. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 25 Jun 2004. The campaign has 6 make, model and year entries.
04V097000Received 24 Feb 2004. 1,589 units.
Equipment
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain "special needs" school buses equipped with sur-loc "l" wheelchair tracks, the lift mounting bolts could corrode if moisture occurs in the treated plywood floor.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could reduce the function of the track or the strength of the lift mounting bolts resulting in personal injury to the occupants.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the sur-loc "l" tracks with protected tracks and mounting hardware. Also, lift floor-mounting bolts will be replaced. Owner notification is expected to begin march 19, 2004. 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 at 1-800-843-5615.
Report filed by IC CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 04301. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Mar 2004. The campaign has 9 make, model and year entries.

The list shows the newest 5 of 53 campaigns.

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Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Amtran vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2001, with 8 campaigns.

Complaints about Amtran vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1996, with 2 complaints.

Components in the complaints

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

Amtran: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Structure	500	5
Fuel System, Gasoline	200	2
Tires	100	1
Service Brakes, Air	100	1
Electrical System	100	1

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Amtran: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/amtran/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
Investigations that name the make: 2
Units in the campaigns: 241,053

Manufacturers in the recall file: AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.; IC CORPORATION.

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Amtran model line has the most recall campaigns?: The FE: 26 campaigns for 13 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
Which Amtran model line has the most complaints?: The RE: 3 complaints for 11 model years. A line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints.
Which components do the complaints about Amtran vehicles name?: Structure: 5 component mentions. Fuel System, Gasoline: 2 component mentions. Tires: 1 component mention.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Amtran?: 241,053 units in 53 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.