1992 AMTRAN GENESIS — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
0
Owner Complaints
4
Recalls
0
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 1992 AMTRAN GENESIS
The 1992 AMTRAN GENESIS has received a total of 0 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 4 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC.
Recalls for the 1992 AMTRAN GENESIS
NHTSA has recorded 4 recalls for the 1992 AMTRAN GENESIS, potentially affecting up to 52,457 vehicles.
Recall 98V301000 — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
| 37,656 vehicles affected
Defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. THE EMERGENCY DOOR HINGES THAT CONSIST OF STEEL PIN FITTINGS AND/OR LACKLUBRICATION CAN BIND FROM RUST AND/OR CORROSION.
Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE DIFFICULTY IN OPENING THE DOORS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
Remedy: OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A REPAIR KIT AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. THE OWNERS CAN CONTACT AN AMTRAN DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE IF THEY SO DESIRE.
View full details →Recall 98V106000 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
| 13,422 vehicles affected
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.
Remedy: 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.
View full details →Recall 94V234001 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC
| 1,179 vehicles affected
Defect: THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM ON THESE BUSES USES TWO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCHES TO OPERATE THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP. THE BRAKE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAN ACTIVATE WHEN ACTUAL SYSTEM FAILURE HAS NOT OCCURRED.
Consequence: A FALSE WARNING OF THE BRAKE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO IGNORE A WARNING WHEN AN ACTUAL PROBLEM EXISTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TWO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCHES WITH ONE MECHANICAL SWITCH THAT IS ACTIVATED BY BRAKE PEDAL STROKE.
View full details →Recall 92V102001 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
| 200 vehicles affected
Defect: THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED THE CRASH BARRIER TEST. THE FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED, RESULTING IN FLUID LOSS GREATER THAN ALLOWED BY FMVSS 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY".
Consequence: FUEL SPILLS IN A COLLISION COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIREIF EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
Remedy: MODIFY THE FUEL TANK CAGE TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 301.
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 1992 AMTRAN GENESIS
No complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1992 AMTRAN GENESIS.
Safety Rating for the 1992 AMTRAN GENESIS
NHTSA has not yet tested the 1992 AMTRAN GENESIS in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 1992 AMTRAN GENESIS
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 1992 AMTRAN GENESIS
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the AMTRAN GENESIS
- 1991 AMTRAN GENESIS — 0 complaints
- 1992 AMTRAN GENESIS (current)
- 1993 AMTRAN GENESIS — 0 complaints
- 1994 AMTRAN GENESIS — 0 complaints
- 1995 AMTRAN GENESIS — 2 complaints
- 1996 AMTRAN GENESIS — 0 complaints
- 1997 AMTRAN GENESIS — 0 complaints
Other AMTRAN Models
- AMTRAN RE — 4 total complaints
- AMTRAN VOLUNTEER — 2 total complaints
- AMTRAN COMMERCIAL — 1 total complaint
- AMTRAN IC — 1 total complaint
- AMTRAN 1552SC — 0 total complaints
- AMTRAN BUS — 0 total complaints
- AMTRAN CE — 0 total complaints
- AMTRAN CONVENTIONAL — 0 total complaints