2001–2006 Mid Bus Guide recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain my 2001 through 2006 mid bus Guide school buses manufactured between january 1, 2002, and may 16, 2006, equipped with collins 3 passenger seats, freedman activity seats, or unistrut track seating with 2 passenger seats. The seats may not have had the correct hardware installed on them which fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, school bus passenger seating and crash protection.
💥 The risk
Passengers could sustain serious injuries or even death in the event of a vehicle crash.
🔧 The fix
Mid bus will notify owners and provide additional hardware along with installation instructions free of charge. The recall began on october 30, 2006. Owners may 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
- 06V374000
- Manufacturer
- MID BUS CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 200
- Component
- SEATS
- Owner phone
- 1-877-358-6055
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 30, 2006
- Built
- Jan 1, 2002 – May 16, 2006
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.