Which vehicles are included in recall 03V402?

2000–2003 Mid Bus Guide. 1,552 vehicles may be affected. Check your exact car with its 17-character VIN.

Check your VIN, then call any authorized Mid Bus dealer to book the free repair.

💥 Crash risk🩹 Injury riskNHTSA 03V402📅 Oct 16, 2003

2000–2003 Mid Bus Guide recall: seats

⚠️ What's wrong

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."

💥 The risk

In the event of a vehicle crash, the vehicle occupant may not be properly protected, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.

🔧 The fix

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. 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.

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: 03V402000
Manufacturer: MID BUS CORPORATION
Vehicles affected: 1,552
Component: SEATS
NHTSA hotline: 1-888-327-4236
Owner letters mailed: Mar 12, 2004
Built: Sep 1, 1999 – Aug 31, 2003
Recall started by: MFR
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).

2000–2003 Mid Bus Guide recall: seats

⚠️ What's wrong

💥 The risk

🔧 The fix

Vehicles in this recall

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