The Used Car Index

2013 Ameritrans E Series problems

No complaints are listed for the 2013 Ameritrans E Series. NHTSA's API and bulk file list none in this build.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as AMERITRANS E SERIES.

At a glance

Complaints
0
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
26
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
15

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Model-generated complaint tags: No complaints are listed for tagging.

Recalls

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2 recalls.

14V728000

Date: 2014-11-13. Systems: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY.

Defect: Ameritrans Bus, Inc. (Ameritrans) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford E Series shuttle buses built on E150, E250, E350, and E450, and Freightliner M2 Series shuttle buses manufactured August 1, 2012, to July 10, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheel (excerpt)

Consequence: If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator. (excerpt)

Remedy: Ameritrans will notify owners to take the shuttle buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on January 5, 2015. Owners may contact Ameritrans customer service at 1-574-262-8935 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

13V299000

Date: 2013-07-08. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Defect: TMC Group, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2006-2013 Ameritrans E-Series buses manufactured August 1, 2006, through July 31, 2012. These buses are equipped with a Ricon wheelchair lift with an optional armored pendant cable. The armored cable may be positioned such that it does not clear the wheelchair lift.

Consequence: If the cable does not clear the wheel chair lift it may contact the power lug and if it does not have a nonconductive cover, or it has an improperly installed non-conductive cover, then a short circuit may occur that could result in a fire.

Remedy: Ricon will send owners a supplemental cover kit and instructions free of charge. A notice to owners was mailed by certified mail on July 5, 2013. Owners may contact Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884 or by e-mail at recall.admin@wabtec.com.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

15 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT14
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1

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.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
E SERIES0

Same model, other years

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Other Ameritrans models, 2013

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