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2002 Mid Bus Guide Recalls, Complaints & Specs

9 safety recalls list the 2002 Mid Bus Guide. Check your own VIN below.

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9 safety recalls for the 2002 Mid Bus Guide

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Seats

    NHTSA 06V374000 Reported 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.

  2. 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…

  3. Seats

    NHTSA 05V203000 Reported 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.

  4. 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…

  5. Seats

    NHTSA 03V402000 Reported 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…

  6. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 03V403000 Reported 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…

  7. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 03V335000 Reported 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.

  8. Structure

    NHTSA 03V334000 Reported 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.

  9. Hinge and attachments (structure)

    NHTSA 03V242000 Reported 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.

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2002 Mid Bus Guide. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

Compare Mid Bus Guide model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Mid Bus Guide model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1997 Mid Bus Guide10
1998 Mid Bus Guide10
1999 Mid Bus Guide30
2000 Mid Bus Guide40
2001 Mid Bus Guide60
2002 Mid Bus Guide90
2003 Mid Bus Guide101
2004 Mid Bus Guide50
2005 Mid Bus Guide40
2006 Mid Bus Guide30
2007 Mid Bus Guide10

Checking a specific 2002 Mid Bus Guide

How do I know if my 2002 Mid Bus Guide has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 9 campaigns currently list the 2002 Mid Bus Guide; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Mid Bus dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 03V242000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

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.