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Ameritrans M2 Series Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Ameritrans M2 Series (2012–2016).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2013
year with most recalls

Pick your Ameritrans M2 Series model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2016 Ameritrans M2 Series10
2015 Ameritrans M2 Series10
2014 Ameritrans M2 Series20
2013 Ameritrans M2 Series30
2012 Ameritrans M2 Series20

All Ameritrans M2 Series recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Ameritrans M2 Series, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 16V497000 Reported 803 vehicles potentially affected Ameritrans Bus, Inc.

    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…

    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.

    Model years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

  2. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 14V728000 Reported 26 vehicles potentially affected Ameritrans Bus, Inc.

    Ameritrans Bus, Inc. (Ameritrans) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford E Series shuttle buses built on E150, E250, E350, and E450, and Freightliner M2 Series shuttle buses manufactured August 1, 2012, to July 10, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by…

    Remedy: Ameritrans will notify owners to take the shuttle buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free…

    Model years: 2012, 2013, 2014

  3. Equipment

    NHTSA 13V296000 Reported 1 vehicles potentially affected Ameritrans Bus, Inc.

    Ameritrans Bus, Inc. is recalling one model year 2013 M2-Series bus equipped with a Ricon wheelchair lift with an optional armored pendant cable. The armored cable may be positioned such that it does not clear the wheelchair lift.

    Remedy: Ameritrans will notify the owner and Ricon will send the owner a supplemental cover kit and instructions free of charge. The recall began during July 2013. More information van ve obtained by contacting Ricon Customer…

    Model years: 2013

Other Ameritrans models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.