Chance AH-28 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 11 model years of the Chance AH-28 (1992–2002). The most-complained-about year is 2000.
Pick your Chance AH-28 model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Chance AH-28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 Chance AH-28 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 Chance AH-28 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999 Chance AH-28 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 Chance AH-28 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 Chance AH-28 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 Chance AH-28 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 Chance AH-28 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 Chance AH-28 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 Chance AH-28 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 Chance AH-28 | 1 | 0 |
What Chance AH-28 owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 1.
All Chance AH-28 recalls (7)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Chance AH-28, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Manual transmission (power train)
On certain streetcars (diesel and cng models) and rt-52 diesel coaches manufactured with at-545 and mt643 transmissions which use a manual transmission control cable. The transmission control cable may rub against the junction box power stud located on the bottom of the junction box.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicle to determine if either the power stud insulation boot and/or the transmission shift cable clamp is missing. Both the insulation boot and the clamp will be installed if missing. Owner…
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Cables (electrical system)
Vehicle description: streetcars. Abrasion to insulation on some positive power cables can result in the grounding of the power cable.
Remedy: Owners/operators will be requested to immediately inspect their vehicles for power cable abrasion damage and remove the units with visible cable damage from service. They will be shipped replacement parts and…
Model years: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
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Fuses and circuit breakers (electrical system)
Vehicle description: streetcars and transit coaches . The transmission control cable can rub against the electrical junction box power stud allowing battery current to flow directly to ground.
Remedy: Dealers will secure the cable away from the junction box power stud with a clamp that is secured to the floor by a screw and washer; and the junction box power stud will be insulated with a rubber boot.
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Mounting (fuel system)
Vehicle description: compressed natural gas (cng) fueled streetcars. The fuel tank support structure (cupola) was improperly fastened. These fasteners could loosen over time, causing complete structural failure on the cupola.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect these structures and repair as necessary.
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Mounting (fuel system)
Vehicle description: compressed natural gas (cng) transit buses. The fuel tank support structure can fracture.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the welds on the fuel tank support structure (cupola) and repair as necessary.
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Tank assembly (fuel system)
The fasteners securing the compressed natural gas (cng) roof-mounted fuel tank lids were not properly installed and/or maintained.
Remedy: Chance coach is developing a modification kit to enhance the fastening of the roof fuel tank. Until that kit is available, owners should make sure that the fuel tank is securely fastened.
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Door (structure)
The passenger access doors are equipped with differential air motors for the door opening and closing operation. Due to the size and construction of the doors, the motors that hold the doors closed can be overpowered and the doors can be forced open by a passenger pushing against them.
Remedy: An unloader kit will be added to dump the air off of the small cylinder side of the door motor to insure that the doors are positively locked and cannot be forced open.
Model years: 1992, 1993
Other Chance models
- Sunliner2 complaints
- LFB-29 Opus1 complaints
- ADB290 complaints
- AH-28 Cng0 complaints
- AH-28 Lpg0 complaints
- Amtv0 complaints
- Amtv Power Module0 complaints
- Amtv-Pu0 complaints
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.