Amtran Conventional Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Amtran Conventional (1997–1999).

Pick your Amtran Conventional model year

• 1997
• 1998
• 1999

All Amtran Conventional recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Amtran Conventional, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Recliner (seats)

   NHTSA 99V061000 Reported March 23, 1999 7,738 vehicles potentially affected AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.

   Vehicle description: school buses equipped with flip seats at the emergency exits. The seat cushion hinge on the combination flip seat is located in such a manner that it is within easy reach of the passenger sitting in the seat located behind the combo flip seat.

   Remedy: Owners will be notified and sent kits to remedy these seats.

   Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999

2. Body (structure)

   NHTSA 98V200000 Reported August 28, 1998 8,083 vehicles potentially affected AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.

   Vehicle description: school buses built with code g47aodm outward opening service door and code g47acdc or g47a5dc manual door control. Certain clothing articles such as draw strings can become lodged between the control rod clevis and the attachment at the door as a person is exiting the bus.

   Remedy: Owners will be provided with a repair kit and installation instructions.

   Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999

Other Amtran models

• Re3 complaints
• Genesis2 complaints
• Volunteer2 complaints
• Commercial1 complaints
• Ic1 complaints
• 1552SC0 complaints
• Ce0 complaints
• Cs0 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.