NHTSA campaign 13V296000
Ameritrans Recall 13V-296: Wheelchair Lift Armored Cable Short Circuit
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 13V296000 was reported by Ameritrans Bus, Inc. on July 5, 2013, with 1 vehicle potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ameritrans M2 Series for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on July 1, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V296000 (also written 13V-296 or 13V296)
- Filed by
- Ameritrans Bus, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1 vehicle (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V296000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Ameritrans
Ameritrans M2 Series
- 2013 · Vehicles built August 1, 2012 – June 25, 2013 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V296000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
If the cable does not clear the wheel chair lift it may contact the power lug and if it does not have a nonconductive cover, or it has an improperly installed non-conductive cover, then a short circuit may occur that could result in a fire.
Manufacturer 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 Service at 1-800-322-2884 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V296000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.