Mid Bus Corporation: Other › School Bus Stop Arm Assembly
Mid Bus Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 16, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,070. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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, 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.
The risk
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.
The 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 CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 30, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MID BUS AT 419-358-2500.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Mid Bus Guide DW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mid Bus Guide SW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mid Bus Guide XL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mid Bus SC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mid Bus Guide DW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mid Bus Guide SW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mid Bus Guide XL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mid Bus SC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mid Bus Guide DW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mid Bus Guide SW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mid Bus Guide XL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mid Bus SC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Mid Bus Guide DW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Mid Bus Guide SW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Mid Bus Guide XL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Mid Bus SC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 05V292000.
Full record for the 2005 Mid Bus Guide DW → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →