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Mid Bus School Bus Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Mid Bus School Bus (1999–2002).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls

Pick your Mid Bus School Bus model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2002 Mid Bus School Bus10
2001 Mid Bus School Bus10
2000 Mid Bus School Bus20
1999 Mid Bus School Bus10

All Mid Bus School Bus recalls (3)

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

  1. Seats

    NHTSA 02V141000 Reported 20 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS INCORPORATED

    Certain school buses equipped with regulation school bus seats (39" and 45") fail to meet the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection." the seat may have tubing with thinner than specified wall thickness.

    Remedy: If the seats have the thin tubing, a reinforcement patch will be put on the back of the frame. Owner notification began may 15, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service…

    Model years: 2002

  2. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 01V097006 Reported MID BUS INCORPORATED

    Vehicle description: certain school buses equipped with safety belt assemblies produced by am-safe. On some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.

    Remedy: Am-safe notified mid bus' customers to return their vehicle to an authorized dealer to have the seat belts repaired free of charge. Owner notification began august 31, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  3. Seats

    NHTSA 99V298000 Reported 41 vehicles potentially affected MID BUS INCORPORATED

    Vehicle description: school buses built on chevrolet cutaway chassis have their rear emergency egress zone partially blocked by passenger seats. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 217, "bus window retention and release."

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with new seats and installation instructions.

    Model years: 1999, 2000

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.