Defect: Ameritrans Bus, Inc. (Ameritrans) is recalling one 2016 E225 vehicle equipped with a Ricon Wheelchair lift. The 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. As such, this vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 403, "Platform Lift Syste (excerpt)
Consequence: If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards towards the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing the risk of injury. (excerpt)
Remedy: Ameritrans will notify the owner and a Ricon dealer will replace the lift positioning input cam, free of charge. The recall began April 26, 2019. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. (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
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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.