Manufacturer profile

Ameritrans Bus

Ameritrans Bus has filed 6 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2015, covering 1,040 vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Makes in its campaigns
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0No campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file62015 to 2019
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Ameritrans Bus, Inc.".

Campaigns per year

Ameritrans Bus has averaged 0 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2016 peak of 3

Ameritrans Bus recall campaigns by report date, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

01232015201632017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Adaptive equipment is Ameritrans Bus's most recalled component since 2016

Ameritrans Bus campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Adaptive equipment
2
Equipment
2
Powertrain
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Ameritrans Bus uses software fixes less than the industry: 0% of its 2016 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Ameritrans Bus against all manufacturers, by year.

Ameritrans BusAll manufacturers
020%40%60%20162018202020222024202650%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2015 is covered by the most Ameritrans Bus campaigns, 5

Ameritrans Bus campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

0246201552016
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Ameritrans Bus filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Ameritrans Bus campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
19V-527Jul 12, 2019Pushing the brake pedal for prolonged periods when the vehicle is running and in PARK may cause the Brake Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI) pin…Powertrain4Software update
19V-158Mar 1, 2019Wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor heightAdaptive equipment1Part replacement
16V-497Jul 1, 2016These vehicles may be equipped with Tire and Loading Placards that are not applicable to vehicles weighing more than 10,000 poundsEquipment803Label or owner notice
16V-398Jun 2, 2016Platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crackAdaptive equipment5Part replacement
16V-328May 19, 2016Certification labels may have an inaccurate gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)Equipment225Repair or modification
15V-488Aug 5, 2015Affected vehicles are equipped with a back up camera system which may display images from the camera in reverseBack-over prevention2Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Ameritrans Bus's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2016 These vehicles may be equipped with Tire…0.00M
  2. 2016 Certification labels may have an inaccurate…0.00M
  3. 2016 Platform side plate of the affected…0.00M
  4. 2019 Pushing the brake pedal for prolonged…0.00M
  5. 2015 Affected vehicles are equipped with a back…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.