The defect
Ameritrans Bus, Inc. (Ameritrans) is recalling certain model year 2015 225 vehicles manufactured on a Ford E-350 chassis from February 1, 2015, through March 31, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a back up camera system which may display images from the camera in reverse.
The risk
If an object or person are on the left side of the screen but are actually on the right side of the vehicle, or vice versa, there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Ameritrans will notify owners, and dealers will replace the camera, free of charge. The recall began on September 21, 2015. Owners may contact Ameritrans customer service at 1-574-262-8935. Ameritrans' number for this recall is 15E050.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ameritrans 225 | 2015 |
Components: BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameritrans 225 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
Other back over prevention recalls in 2015
5 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the back over prevention; Ameritrans Bus, Inc. filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 15V526000 18 Aug 2015 | Turtle Top |
| 15V513000 13 Aug 2015 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 15V478000 30 Jul 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V247000 27 Apr 2015 | Spartan Motors, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015