1998 TPI AMTRAN RE Recall

Campaign:

99E030000 on 10/18/1999

Component:

Visibility:power window devices and controls

Manufactured:

02/28/1998 - 07/15/1999

Affected:

2,847

Defect:

Equipment description: emergency egress windows. these windows fail to comply with the release requirements of fmvss 217, "bus window retention and release."

Consequence:

In the event of a crash, these windows may not open properly which could result in personal injuries to an occupant.

Correction:

Tpi will provide the parts and installation instructions without charge to owners of these buses.

Notes:

Owner notification began october 1, 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 tpi at 800-843-5615.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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