Amtran RC Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Amtran RC (1995–1997).

Pick your Amtran RC model year

• 1995
• 1996
• 1997

All Amtran RC recalls (1)

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

1. Hose, piping, and connections (steering)

   NHTSA 97V048000 Reported March 27, 1997 1,473 vehicles potentially affected AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP.

   The low pressure power steering return hose can either burst or become disconnected due to increased fluid viscosity in frigid temperatures.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the return hoses with a hose that can tolerate higher pressures, use improved clamps and a power steering fluid that is less viscous in frigid temperatures.

   Model years: 1995, 1996, 1997

Other Amtran models

• Re3 complaints
• Genesis2 complaints
• Volunteer2 complaints
• Commercial1 complaints
• Ic1 complaints
• 1552SC0 complaints
• Ce0 complaints
• Conventional0 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.