By year
Owner complaints and recall campaigns about Ameritrans vehicles
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Ameritrans
The complete NHTSA record for Ameritrans vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Ameritrans recalls are filed by Ameritrans Bus, part of Ameritrans.
Owner complaints in the last five years00 on file in all, across 8 models
Recall campaigns60 in five years
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations016 service bulletins
Components
Owner complaints by component
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The 285 has the most complaints of any Ameritrans model
Every Ameritrans model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| 5500 | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 4 | 0 |
| E350 | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| E450 | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| M2 Series | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| 225 | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| E225 | 2016 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| F550 | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Ameritrans product
- 19V-527 Jul 12, 2019
Pushing the brake pedal for prolonged periods when the vehicle is running and in PARK may cause the Brake Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI) pin…
Powertrain · 4 vehicles - 19V-158 Mar 1, 2019
Wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height
Adaptive equipment · 1 vehicles - 16V-497 Jul 1, 2016
These vehicles may be equipped with Tire and Loading Placards that are not applicable to vehicles weighing more than 10,000 pounds
Equipment · 803 vehicles - 16V-398 Jun 2, 2016
Platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack
Adaptive equipment · 5 vehicles - 16V-328 May 19, 2016
Certification labels may have an inaccurate gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)
Equipment · 225 vehicles - 15V-488 Aug 5, 2015
Affected vehicles are equipped with a back up camera system which may display images from the camera in reverse
Back-over prevention · 2 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.