The defect
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.
The risk
THE LABEL MAY NOT BE VISIBLE TO THE OPERATOR, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY IF THE OCCUPANTS CANNOT EXIT THE BUS QUICKLY.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Amtran RE | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| IC RE | 2003, 2004 |
Components: VISIBILITY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amtran RE | 2001 | 1 | 8 |
| Amtran RE | 2002 | 0 | 7 |
| Amtran RE | 2003 | 0 | 7 |
| Amtran RE | 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| IC RE | 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| IC RE | 2004 | 0 | 4 |
Other visibility recalls in 2004
11 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the visibility; IC CORPORATION filed 21 campaigns in all.
| 04V587000 21 Dec 2004 | GEORGIE BOY MFG., LLC |
| 04V457000 17 Sept 2004 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V326000 7 Jul 2004 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V322000 6 Jul 2004 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 04V216000 5 May 2004 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 04V046000 4 Feb 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 04V061000 4 Feb 2004 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 04V031000 20 Jan 2004 | FORETRAVEL, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004