Defect: Ameritrans Bus, Inc. (Ameritrans) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 F330 transit buses built on F550 chassis manufactured May 23, 2013, to March 19, 2014 and 2013 R330 transit buses built on Ram 5500 chassis manufactured September 1, 2014, to October 31, 2014. The affected vehicles are equipped with LiquidSpring-brand aftermarket suspension kits. The mounting bracket that attaches the su (excerpt)
Consequence: If the suspension fluid tank mount fractures and the tank separates from the chassis, the tank may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash. (excerpt)
Remedy: Ameritrans will notify owners, and LiquidSpring will install a re-designed bracket, free of charge. The recall began on December 22, 2014. Owners may contact Ameritrans customer service at 1-574-262-8935 or LiquidSpring at 1-765-474-7816. (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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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.