2002 Mid Bus School BUS recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain School buses equipped with regulation School BUS seats (39" and 45") fail to meet the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "School BUS passenger seating and crash protection." the seat may have tubing with thinner than specified wall thickness.
💥 The risk
The seats do not meet the requirements of the standard.
🔧 The fix
If the seats have the thin tubing, a reinforcement patch will be put on the back of the frame. Owner notification began may 15, 2002. 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 1-877-358-6055.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V141000
- Manufacturer
- MID BUS INCORPORATED
- Vehicles affected
- 20
- Component
- SEATS
- Owner phone
- 1-877-358-6055
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 15, 2002
- Built
- Apr 1, 2002 – Apr 30, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).