- Vehicles
- 61
- Built between
- Sep 1982 – Dec 1982
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 27 June 1983
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1982 and December 1982. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1983 Mid Bus SuperiorBuilt September 1982 to December 1982
What the defect is
The seat frames used were not manufactured according to specifications. The tubing may weaken and bend in an accident, if impacted from the rear. Seats failed to meet the impact energy requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection".
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL STRENGTHEN EXISTING FRAMES OR INSTALL NEW SEAT FRAMES AT NO CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1982 to December 1982
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 April 1983
- Owners notified27 June 1983
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 2 April 1983.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- MID BUS INCORPORATED
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 222
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
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
Vehicle description: school buses.system: interior; seat frames.consequences of defect: seat frames, if contacted from the rear during anaccident or sudden stop, could bend forward more easily than they should andcould increase potential for occupant injury. The failure can occur only undersevere conditions.
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.