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Amtran REYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 21 safety recalls on record for the Amtran RE.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints3Top: StructureSafety recalls211994–2004 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Amtran RE years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the RE median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 8 recalls2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls1996Not rated–/1002 complaints · 6 recalls1995Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1994Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Amtran RE problems

All model years combined: 3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Structure20
Electrical system10
21 recalls

Amtran RE recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Seats04V-498 · 2002 · Oct 28, 2004 · 154 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility04V-469 · 2002–2004 · Sep 21, 2004 · 1,220 vehicles–Visibility04V-251 · 2001–2004 · May 24, 2004 · 4,157 vehicles–Equipment04V-097 · 2003 · Feb 24, 2004 · 1,589 vehicles–Visibility04V-012 · 1998–2003 · Jan 2, 2004 · 52 vehicles–Structure: body03V-354 · 1995–2004 · Sep 23, 2003 · 66,749 vehicles–Foundation components: master cylinder02V-343 · 2003 · Dec 30, 2002 · 1,295 vehicles–Body: door02V-200 · 2001–2003 · Aug 7, 2002 · 1,689 vehicles–Defroster/defogger/hvac system: fan/motor01V-241 · 1996–2001 · Nov 20, 2001 · 11,944 vehicles–Seats01V-269 · 2000–2002 · Aug 26, 2001 · 3,694 vehicles–Rearview mirrors/devices: exterior01V-145 · 2001 · Apr 26, 2001 · 603 vehicles–Other: labels01V-057 · 1994–1999 · Feb 23, 2001 · 554 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 21 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the RE

  1. STEERING SHAFT BOLT BINDS ON COVERPE03023 · 1993–2003 · closed Aug 20, 2003
    Led to recall 03V-264
  2. MISSING J-HOOK BODY RETENTION HOOKSPE97026 · 1996 · closed Oct 31, 1997
    No recall