Defect: Ameritrans Bus, Inc. (Ameritrans) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Ameritrans Ram 5500 (R Series) vehicles. Pushing the brake pedal for prolonged periods when the vehicle is running and in PARK may cause the Brake Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI) pin to stick in the open position. With the pin in the open position, the transmission can be shifted out of PARK into any gear without pushing the br (excerpt)
Consequence: Being able to shift the transmission without pushing the brake pedal and/or without a key in the ignition can increase the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash. (excerpt)
Remedy: Ameritrans has notified owners and Chrysler dealers will update the vehicle software, inspect the BTSI, and, as necessary, replace it, free of charge. The recall began July 23, 2019. Owners may contact Ameritrans customer service at 1-574-218-4786. (excerpt)
Defect: Ameritrans Bus, Inc. (Ameritrans) is recalling certain model year 2012-2016 shuttle buses manufactured August 1, 2012, to June 24, 2016, built on Ford E-350, E-450, and F-550 chassis, Dodge 5500 chassis, and Freightliner M2 chassis. These vehicles may be equipped with Tire and Loading Placards that are not applicable to vehicles weighing more than 10,000 pounds. As such, these vehicles fail to c (excerpt)
Consequence: Use of the label on these vehicles may confuse the operator and may result in overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. (excerpt)
Remedy: Ameritrans will notify owners, and dealers will remove the Tire and Loading Placards, free of charge. The recall began on September 2, 2016. Owners may contact Ameritrans Customer Service Department at 1-574-218-4786. (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
15 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
EQUIPMENT
14
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
10185198
Date: 2021-01-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Ameritrans Bus, Inc. did not release any new service bulletins during the month of December 2020.
10183566
Date: 2020-12-02. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Ameritrans Bus, Inc. did not release any new service bulletins during the month of November 2020.
10182686
Date: 2020-11-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Ameritrans Bus, Inc. did not release any new service bulletins during the month of October 2020.
10180795
Date: 2020-10-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Ameritrans Bus, Inc. did not release any new service bulletins during the month of September 2020.
10179512
Date: 2020-09-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Ameritrans Bus, Inc. did not release any new service bulletins during the month of July 2020.
10179513
Date: 2020-09-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Ameritrans Bus, Inc. did not release any new service bulletins during the month of August 2020.
10176827
Date: 2020-07-02. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Ameritrans Bus, Inc. did not release any new service bulletins during the month of June 2020.
10175889
Date: 2020-06-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Ameritrans Bus, Inc. did not release any new service bulletins during the month of May 2020.
10174531
Date: 2020-05-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Ameritrans Bus, Inc. did not release any new service bulletins during the month of April 2020.
10173623
Date: 2020-04-09. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Ameritrans Bus, Inc. did not release any new service bulletins during the month of March 2020.
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
NHTSA's complaints API and bulk file list no complaint for this make, model and model year in this data build.