2003 MID Bus Guide: recalls and complaints

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• 07V21100017 May 2007Structure / Body
• 06V37400027 Sep 2006Seats
• 05V49000021 Oct 2005Other / School Bus Stop Arm Assembly
• 05V2030004 May 2005Seats
• 04V5030006 Oct 2004Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
• 03V40200016 Oct 2003Seats
• 03V40300016 Oct 2003Structure / Body
• 03V3350008 Sep 2003Structure / Body
• 03V3340004 Sep 2003Structure
• 03V2420002 Jul 2003Structure / Body / Door / Hinge and Attachments

1. 07V211000Received 17 May 2007. 1,403 units.

   Structure / Body

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Certain mid bus guide and guide xl school buses manufactured between november 3, 2003, and march 30, 2007. The 39" and 45" left hand barriers fail to conform to the energy absorption requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, school bus passenger seating and crash protection.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The purpose of this standard is to reduce the number of deaths and the severity of injuries that result from the impact of school bus occupants against structures within the vehicle during crashes and sudden maneuvers.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Mid bus will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began on june 13, 2007. Owners may contact mid bus customer service at 1-877-358-6055.

   Report filed by MID BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 Jun 2007.

2. 06V374000Received 27 Sep 2006. 200 units.

   Seats

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Passengers could sustain serious injuries or even death in the event of a vehicle crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by MID BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Oct 2006.

3. 05V490000Received 21 Oct 2005. 636 units.

   Other / School Bus Stop Arm Assembly

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Certain mid bus 2002-2005 model year guide dx, guide sw, guide xl, and sc school buses manufactured between january 7, 2002, and april 30, 2005, originally sold in or currently registered in states other than the following: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north dakota, ohio, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, tennessee, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming, and the district of columbia. In extremely cold weather, the microswitches used internally to position the sign in the open and closed positions may malfunction, causing the sign to open or close in an improper position, or to not open at all.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Should the stop arm not perform properly, a child or pedestrian may be endangered by passing vehicles should the motorist not stop at the correct location.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Mid bus will notify all its customers of this campaign. For those buses operated in or near any of the states listed above, mid bus is encouraging the bus owners to obtain the replacement switch. For those buses operated in the warmer states, mid bus will replace the swich upon owner request. For those customers who request the remedy, mid bus will replace the original switch with a switch pack that is not sensitive to extreme cold weather and will inspect to ensure the microswitch heater wiring is properly connected. The recall began on december 30, 2005. Owners may contact mid bus at 877-358-6055.

   Report filed by MID BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Dec 2005.

4. 05V203000Received 4 May 2005. 48 units.

   Seats

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Certain mid bus my 2002-2005 guide school buses manufactured between january 2002 and april 30, 2005. These buses were equipped with a bench-style single passenger seats having a lower cushion surface of 24 inches in width. These seats should have a seating surface of only 22 inches for a signal designated seating position. These seats do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, school bus passenger seating and crash protection.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   These seats should have a seating surface of only 22 inches wide to have a single designated seating position. Because the 24 inch cushion is wider than 22 inches, the potential exists for two passengers to be seated in this seat. A second passenger would not have an available seat belt for restraint and may be injured in a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Mid bus will notify its customers and replace the 24 inch seat cushion with a 22 inch seat cushion free of charge. The recall began on may 24, 2005. Owners may contact mid bus at 1-877-3358-6055.

   Report filed by MID BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 May 2005.

5. 04V503000Received 6 Oct 2004. 125 units.

   Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Certain 2000-2004 my mid bus school buses equipped with sure-lok wheelchair tie-down securement assemblies p/n 8625-13 for use on certain school and transit buses. The sprocket teeth of the retractor assembly may be out of alignment causing the load pawl not to fully seat in the sprocket teeth.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In the event of a vehicle crash, the wheelchair may not be adequately secured possibly resulting in injuries to the seat occupant and/or other passengers.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Once the bus owners have been identified, sure-lok will notify mid bus' customers and replace the defective part free of charge. The recall began august 16, 2004. Owners who take their buses to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact sure-lok customer service at 866-787-3565.

   Report filed by MID BUS CORPORATION.

6. 03V402000Received 16 Oct 2003. 1,552 units.

   Seats

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

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

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by MID BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 Mar 2004.

7. 03V403000Received 16 Oct 2003. 1,188 units.

   Structure / Body

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   My 2002 and 2003 guide school buses manufactured from may 1, 2002, to september 30, 2003. Various seams in the school bus bodies were improperly assembled. Vertical seams in the interior were not bonded as required under federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, "school bus body joint strength."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In the event of a vehicle crash, the seams of the bus may separate at smaller loads then expected, possibly resulting in serious injury or death.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Mid bus will notify its customers and add additional fasteners to the roof seams, interior seams, and the moisture barrier skin below the floor to ensure that the seams are as intended and in the event of a crash, do not prematurely separate. Owner notification began january 15, 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 customer service at 877-358-6055.

   Report filed by MID BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Jan 2004.

8. 03V335000Received 8 Sep 2003. 207 units.

   Structure / Body

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   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.

   Report filed by MID BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 Nov 2003.

9. 03V334000Received 4 Sep 2003. 170 units.

   Structure

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Guide school buses, models years 1997 through 2003 manufactured from january 1, 1997, to july 21, 2003. The stop arm does not deploy when the red warning lights are turned on as required under federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 131, "school bus pedestrian safety devices."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the stop signal arm is not extended when the bus is loading or unloading passengers, it may increase the likelihood of vehicles passing a stopped school bus and striking pedestrians in the vicinity of the bus.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Mid bus will notify its customers and provide remedy free of charge. Owner notification began september 22, 2003.

   Report filed by MID BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 22 Sep 2003.

10. 03V242000Received 2 Jul 2003. 2,750 units.

    Structure / Body / Door / Hinge and Attachments

    Defect, in the NHTSA record

    Certain school buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217 "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." the rear door latch has insufficient lubrication, requiring more force to open the door than allowed by the standard.

    Consequence, in the NHTSA record

    The increased opening load on the latch might present a problem in the event of an emergency.

    Remedy, in the NHTSA record

    Owners are being advised how to lubricate the emergency door latch or, if they prefer, a dealer can perform the remedy for them. Owner notification began august 27, 2003. Owners should contact mid bus at 1-877-358-6055.

    Report filed by MID BUS INCORPORATED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Aug 2003.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

Complaints that report a crash

0

Complaints that report a fire

0

Injuries in the complaints

0

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

20 Aug 2004

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

1. 19971
2. 19981
3. 19993
4. 20004
5. 20016
6. 20029
7. 200310
8. 20045
9. 20054
10. 20063
11. 20071

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 MID Bus Guide?

8,279 units in 10 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the MID Bus Guide have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 11 recall campaigns for the MID Bus Guide, model years 1997 to 2007. 10 of them name the 2003 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2003 MID Bus Guide name most often?

Structure: 1 of 1 component mention.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 MID Bus Guide open?

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.