Vehicle recall 02V141000 · May 20, 2002
2002 MID Bus School Bus
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…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- Consequence
- The seats do not meet the requirements of the standard.
- 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 date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mid bus at 1-877-358-6055.
- Notes
- Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V141000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 20, 2002
- Filed by
- MID BUS INCORPORATED
- Owner notification
- May 15, 2002
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 20
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seats
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- MID Bus School Bus (2002): 2002
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