1997 AMTRAN RS3911 Recall

Campaign:

98V106000 on 05/19/1998

Component:

Electrical system:fuses and circuit breakers

Manufactured:

03/08/1995 - 05/07/1998

Affected:

13,422

Defect:

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:

This condition could cause the loss of the head lights, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Correction:

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.

Notes:

Owner notification is expected to begin june 24, 1998.owners who do not receive the free repair kit within a reasonable time should contact amtran at 1-501-505-2190.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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