Mid Bus Guide Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 11 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 11 model years of the Mid Bus Guide (1997–2007). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

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What Mid Bus Guide owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 1.

• Structure: roof and pillars1

All Mid Bus Guide recalls (11)

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

1. Body (structure)

   NHTSA 07V211000 Reported May 17, 2007 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 March 8, 2007 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. Seats

   NHTSA 06V374000 Reported September 27, 2006 200 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS CORPORATION

   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…

   Remedy: 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.

   Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

4. School bus stop arm assembly (other)

   NHTSA 05V490000 Reported October 21, 2005 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. Seats

   NHTSA 05V203000 Reported May 4, 2005 48 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS CORPORATION

   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…

   Remedy: 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.

   Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

6. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 04V503000 Reported October 6, 2004 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

7. Seats

   NHTSA 03V402000 Reported October 16, 2003 1,552 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS CORPORATION

   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."

   Remedy: 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…

   Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

8. Body (structure)

   NHTSA 03V403000 Reported October 16, 2003 1,188 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS CORPORATION

   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."

   Remedy: 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…

   Model years: 2002, 2003

9. Body (structure)

   NHTSA 03V335000 Reported September 8, 2003 207 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS CORPORATION

   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.

   Remedy: 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.

   Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

10. Structure

    NHTSA 03V334000 Reported September 4, 2003 170 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS CORPORATION

    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."

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

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

11. Hinge and attachments (structure)

    NHTSA 03V242000 Reported July 2, 2003 2,750 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS INCORPORATED

    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.

    Remedy: 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.

    Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003

Other Mid Bus models

• At0 complaints
• CSD-7450R-C0 complaints
• De0 complaints
• DE416WR0 complaints
• DE516WR0 complaints
• Dh0 complaints
• DH4000 complaints
• DH4160 complaints

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.