Ameritrans RAM Chassis 5500: problems, complaints, bulletins

Summary for the Ameritrans RAM Chassis 5500 across 2 model years: 2 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.

Model years

Year	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)	YouTube repair videos
2014	1	0	0	0
2013	1	0	0	0

What fails most often

1 Powertrain 50% of all complaints
2 Steering 50% of all complaints
3 Suspension 50% of all complaints

Circle size and colour show each component’s share of NHTSA complaints. Schematic only, not a drawing of the exact model.

Powertrain: 1 complaints (50% of all).
Steering: 1 complaints (50% of all).
Suspension: 1 complaints (50% of all).

Components owners complain about

Component	Owner complaints	involving a crash	Technical service bulletins (TSB)
Powertrain	1	0	0
Steering	1	0	0
Suspension	1	0	0

What owners report

Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.

Vehicle keeps shifting in and out of gear with the aisian transmission.some times the prindle will show all colors or just drop from green and be all clear.this only happens during the winter months. The vehicle has been to dealers numerous times for this.
Powertrain · 2014 · 2019-02-14 · NHTSA complaint #11180047
When driving the truck if you hit a bump of any kind the steering just starts wobbling out of control and the only way to stop it is to bring the truck down below 15 miles per hour it is an uncontrollable wobble
Steering · 2013 · 2019-01-23 · NHTSA complaint #11171764

What to check before buying

Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
Steering. Steering play, power assist, rack and tie rods after a wheel impact.
Suspension. Wheel alignment, control arms, subframe, even tire wear.

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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.