2000–2003 Mid Bus Guide recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain school buses equipped with q-straint pocket tie downs fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection." if enough force is applied, one or all of the q-straint pockets CAN pull away from the floor.
💥 The risk
In the event of a vehicle crash, one or all of the q-straint pockets CAN pull away from the floor. Possible serious injury or death CAN occur to the vehicle seat occupants.
🔧 The fix
Mid bus will provide repair kits and installation instructions to its owners. Owner notification began november 6, 2003. Owners remedy should contact mid bus at 419-358-2500.
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
- 03V335000
- Manufacturer
- MID BUS CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 207
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 6, 2003
- Built
- Jan 1, 1999 – Sep 3, 2003
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- 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).