The 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 comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
The risk
Use of the label on these vehicles may confuse the operator and may result in overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ameritrans 5500 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Ameritrans E350 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Ameritrans E450 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Ameritrans F550 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Ameritrans M2 Series | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
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 5500 | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans 5500 | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Ameritrans 5500 | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Ameritrans 5500 | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Ameritrans 5500 | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Ameritrans E350 | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans E350 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans E350 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans E350 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans E350 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans E450 | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans E450 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans E450 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans E450 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans E450 | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans F550 | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans F550 | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans F550 | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans F550 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans M2 Series | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Ameritrans M2 Series | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Ameritrans M2 Series | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Ameritrans M2 Series | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Ameritrans M2 Series | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2016
158 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the equipment; Ameritrans Bus, Inc. filed 10 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016