Ameritrans Bus, Inc.: Equipment › Other › Labels
Ameritrans Bus, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 19, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 225. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ameritrans Bus, Inc. (Ameritrans) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 285 shuttle buses manufactured from August 1, 2012, through May 13, 2016 and built on Ford E-450 chassis. The certification labels may have an inaccurate gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
The risk
If the GVWR is unknowingly exceeded, vehicle handling may be adversely affected, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ameritrans will notify owners, and dealers will remove and/or reposition bus seats as necessary and install a corrected labels, free of charge. The recall began on July 18, 2016. Owners may contact Ameritrans customer service at 1-574-262-8935.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Ameritrans 285 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Ameritrans 285 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Ameritrans 285 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Ameritrans 285 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Ameritrans 285 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V328000.
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