- Vehicles
- 1,552
- Built between
- Sep 1999 – Aug 2003
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 March 2004
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1999 and August 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1999-2003 Mid Bus GuideBuilt September 1999 to August 2003
What the defect is
My 1999 through 2003 guide school buses manufactured from january 1, 1999, to august 31, 2003. The seats will not absorb the specified energy in forward or rearward pushes as required in federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
What could happen
In the event of a vehicle crash, the vehicle occupant may not be properly protected, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
MID BUS WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND WILL FIX THE SEATS TO BRING THEM IN COMPLIANCE WILL FMVSS 222. THE REMEDY WILL BE PREFORMED AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 12, 2004.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1999 to August 2003
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 October 2003
- Owners notified12 March 2004
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 16 October 2003.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mid bus at 419-358-2400.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- MID BUS CORPORATION
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 222
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.