By year
Owner complaints about Amtran vehicles peaked at 2 in 1996
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1996 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Amtran
The complete NHTSA record for Amtran vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Amtran recalls are filed by American Transportation, part of Amtran.
Owner complaints in the last five years09 on file in all, across 21 models
Recall campaigns550 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations44 service bulletins
Components
Structure draws the most owner complaints about Amtran vehicles, 36% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The RE has the most complaints of any Amtran model
Every Amtran model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RE | 1993 to 2004 | 3 | 0.0 | 64 | 12 |
| Genesis | 1991 to 1999 | 2 | 0.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Volunteer | 1991 to 1997 | 2 | 0.0 | 23 | 0 |
| IC | 2000 to 2002 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Commercial | 1993 to 2003 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fe | 1992 to 2004 | 0 | None | 96 | 11 |
| CE | 1984 to 2004 | 0 | None | 38 | 0 |
| Vanguard | 1981 to 1997 | 0 | None | 30 | 0 |
| RS3302 | 1996 to 1999 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| RS3505 | 1996 to 1999 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| RS3708 | 1996 to 1999 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| CS | 1997 to 2002 | 0 | None | 8 | 0 |
| RS3911 | 1996 to 1999 | 0 | None | 8 | 0 |
| Conventional | 1997 to 1999 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| FH1652 | 1998 to 1999 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| RS | 1995 to 1999 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| RC | 1995 to 1997 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| President | 1989 to 1990 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| 1552SC | 1996 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| RC3911 | 1998 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| SS | 1999 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Amtran product
- 04V-498 Oct 28, 2004
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…
Seats · 154 vehicles - 04V-492 Sep 28, 2004
Certain fe school and commercial buses built with ce white driver seats with a pedestal style mount and manufactured between january 10, 1992…
Seats · 8,165 vehicles - 04V-469 Sep 21, 2004
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
Adaptive equipment · 1,220 vehicles - 04E-058 Aug 6, 2004
Certain sure-lok wheelchair tie-down securement assemblies p/n 8625-13 for use on certain school and transit buses
Adaptive equipment · 300k vehicles - 04V-251 May 24, 2004
On certain school buses, the instructions on how to operate the emergency exit did not meet the minimal letter height of 1-centermeter
Visibility and wipers · 4,157 vehicles - 04V-097 Feb 24, 2004
On certain "special needs" school buses equipped with sur-loc "l" wheelchair tracks, the lift mounting bolts could corrode if moisture occurs in…
Equipment · 1,589 vehicles - 04V-012 Jan 2, 2004
Certain commercial buses equipped with t-slide oval windows fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217,…
Visibility and wipers · 52 vehicles - 04V-010 Jan 2, 2004
Certain fe model school buses manufactured from october 14, 1991, and march 4, 2003
Structure · 7,321 vehicles - 03V-354 Sep 23, 2003
Ce model school buses which fail to comply to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, school bus body joint strength
Structure · 67k vehicles - 03V-326 Aug 28, 2003
Certain flat floor school buses were built with the incorrect hydraulic brake drop hoses from frame to axle
Brakes · 75 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.