Recall Register

1998 Amtran RS3505: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1998 Amtran RS3505. The newest campaign is 98V248000. NHTSA received the report on 7 Oct 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Wheels. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 98V248000, in the NHTSA record

Owners will be provided with a repair kit and installation instructions.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 15,553 units in total.

  1. 98V248000Received . 1,878 units.

    Wheels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: transit and school buses built with the rear axle five-spoke cast style wheel assemblies, codes 28a002, 28a003, 28a006, and 28a007. These assemblies have mis-matched wheel spacer and clamps, which could cause high stress on the wheel studs.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can result in potential wheel stud failures, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be provided with a repair kit and installation instructions.

    Report filed by AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 98V123000Received . 253 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with 2-piece, no5x7508 tilting steering column, or no5x710 telescopic and tilting steering column. The upper pinch bolt nut was omitted during the assembly process. If the nut was not installed, the bolt can separate from the universal joint.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could cause the loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be provided with a free repair kit and instructions to remedy this condition. If an owner so desires, their dealer can perform the remedy for them.

    Report filed by AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 98V106000Received . 13,422 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: school buses. These vehicles were built with inadequate circuit protection devices (fuses or circuit breakers) allowing the headlamps, during high beam operation, to impose too much load causing the protection device to open the circuit.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could cause the loss of the head lights, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be provided with a free repair kit and instructions to remedy this condition. If an owner so desires, their dealer can perform the remedy for them.

    Report filed by AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19964
  2. 19972
  3. 19983
  4. 19991

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1998 Amtran RS3505: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/amtran/rs3505/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

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
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Amtran RS3505?
15,553 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Amtran RS3505 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Amtran RS3505, model years 1996 to 1999. 3 of them name the 1998 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Amtran RS3505 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.