2000 Amtran Fe Recalls, Complaints & Specs

9 safety recalls list the 2000 Amtran Fe. Check your own VIN below.

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9 safety recalls for the 2000 Amtran Fe

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Seats

   NHTSA 04V492000 Reported September 28, 2004 8,165 vehicles potentially affected IC CORPORATION

   Certain fe school and commercial buses built with ce white driver seats with a pedestal style mount and manufactured between january 10, 1992 through february 24, 2004. These pedestals can develop cracks rendering the seat unstable.

   Remedy: Ic will notify its customers and repair the seat by replacing the upper portion of the assembly with a more robust design. The recall began june 3, 2005. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an…

2. Body (structure)

   NHTSA 04V010000 Reported January 2, 2004 7,321 vehicles potentially affected IC CORPORATION

   Certain fe model school buses manufactured from october 14, 1991, and march 4, 2003. A gap between the modesty panel and the wheel well located behind the driver's seat can be created if the panel is bent out of position. Under the panel, the edges are sharp and jagged.

   Remedy: Ic will notify its customers and repair the panel free of charge. Owner notification is expected to begin january 20, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do…

3. Body (structure)

   NHTSA 03V354000 Reported September 23, 2003 66,749 vehicles potentially affected IC CORPORATION

   Ce model school buses which fail to comply to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, school bus body joint strength. The roof top sheet may be improperly located, reducing the material edge distance at the rivet line.

   Remedy: Ic will notify its customers and will provide inspection and repair instruction. The recall began on january 25, 2005. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not…

4. Roof and pillars (structure)

   NHTSA 03V195000 Reported May 20, 2003 13 vehicles potentially affected IC CORPORATION

   Certain school buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." these buses do not comply with the emergency exit requirements.

   Remedy: Dealers will add one roof exit in the center of the passenger compartment. All owners have been notified and arrangements made to remedy their buses.

5. Fan/motor (visibility)

   NHTSA 01V241000 Reported November 20, 2001 11,944 vehicles potentially affected AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.

   Vehicle description: certain school and transit buses were built with a poor quality heater/defroster blower switch. In some cases this has caused the melting of the heater harness connector at the switch terminals or the high-speed wire insulation at the connector. Also, some of the units had improper circuit protection size installed…

   Remedy: Owners will be provided with instructions and parts to replace the switch and switch harness with a new switch, switch harness, relay and relay harness. For the re units built prior to january 1, 1999, the kit will…

6. Electrical system: wiring

   NHTSA 01V369000 Reported November 20, 2001 3,190 vehicles potentially affected AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.

   Vehicle description: certain buses were built with a wiring diagram decal that shows the circuit protection size of 30 amperes instead of 20 amperes for the heater supply circuits.

   Remedy: Owners will be provided with a strip and installation instructions that should be placed over the incorrect information on the current decal. Owner notification began december 21, 2001. Owners who do not receive the…

7. Seats

   NHTSA 01V269000 Reported August 26, 2001 3,694 vehicles potentially affected AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.

   Vehicle description: school and transit buses equipped with 39-inch flip seats. The flip seats could bind in the occupied position and not return to the stored position when not occupied. The cushion frame support bar slides off the seat support pad, which could retain the seat in the occupied position.

   Remedy: Owners will be provided with instructions and parts to repair the seats free of charge. Owner notification began october 23, 2001. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact…

8. Antilock (service brakes)

   NHTSA 00V232101 Reported August 21, 2000 6,259 vehicles potentially affected INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE

   Vehicle description: school buses built with bendix air ABS with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ECU). There have been reports of unwanted ABS activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed ABS wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic sensor…

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the ABS ECU.

9. Anchorage (seat belts)

   NHTSA 00V182000 Reported July 5, 2000 237 vehicles potentially affected AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.

   Vehicle description: school buses with or without seat belts equipped with between the frame rail fuel tank option and 39 and 45 inch anchor passenger seats (seat belt ready seats). These buses were built without the under floor reinforcement plate on the inboard seat mountings about the tank. This does not comply with the requirements…

   Remedy: Owners will be provided with instructions on inspection, repairing and reinforcement plates. Owner notification began august 11, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service…

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2000 Amtran Fe. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

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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.