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Mid Bus Guide XL Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Mid Bus Guide XL (2000–2007).

6
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2003
year with most recalls

Pick your Mid Bus Guide XL model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2007 Mid Bus Guide XL10
2006 Mid Bus Guide XL20
2005 Mid Bus Guide XL40
2004 Mid Bus Guide XL40
2003 Mid Bus Guide XL40
2002 Mid Bus Guide XL30
2001 Mid Bus Guide XL10
2000 Mid Bus Guide XL10

All Mid Bus Guide XL recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mid Bus Guide XL, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 07V211000 Reported 1,403 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS CORPORATION

    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.

    Remedy: 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.

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

  2. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 07V091000 Reported 28 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS CORPORATION

    Certain my 2006 mid bus guide and guide xl school buses manufactured between january 6 and october 5, 2006, equipped with ricon 2000 and 5500 series wheel chair lifts. The lift's interlock switch system may not detect the presence of a passenger (either wheel chair or standee) on the platform lift which fails to conform to federal motor…

    Remedy: Mid bus will notify owners and is working in conjunction with ricon to repair the school buses free of charge. The recall began on march 15, 2007. Owners can contact ricon at 818-267-3012 or contact mid bus at…

    Model years: 2006

  3. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 06V194000 Reported 2 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS CORPORATION

    Certain 2005 guide xl school buses manufactured between june 2005 and january 2006 equipped with ricon's 1200, 2000, and 5500 series platform wheelchair lifts. The platform lifts may have a defect in the weld which will allow a joint on the vertical lift to crack.

    Remedy: Ricon is conducting this recall (please see 06e008000) and will replace the two vertical arms even if only one arm is cracked free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during june 2006. Owners may contact ricon…

    Model years: 2005

  4. School bus stop arm assembly (other)

    NHTSA 05V490000 Reported 636 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS CORPORATION

    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,…

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

  5. School bus stop arm assembly (other)

    NHTSA 05V292000 Reported 2,070 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS CORPORATION

    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 alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota,…

    Remedy: Mid bus will notify its customers and 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 free of…

    Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

  6. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 04V503000 Reported 125 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS CORPORATION

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Other Mid Bus models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.