By model year
Ameritrans 285 complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Ameritrans 285
Every Ameritrans 285 model year on file, 2012 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52012 to 2016
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins77Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Ameritrans 285 model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2015 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 2014 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 2013 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 2012 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 15 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Ameritrans 285
- 16V-398 Jun 2, 2016
Platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack
Adaptive equipment · 5 vehicles - 16V-328 May 19, 2016
Certification labels may have an inaccurate gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)
Equipment · 225 vehicles - 15V-827 Dec 9, 2015
Affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position
Adaptive equipment · 26 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.