NHTSA campaign 03V242000

Mid Bus Recall 03V-242: MID BUS/FMVSS 217/REAR DOOR LATCH LUBRICATION

NHTSA recall 03V242000 was reported by MID BUS INCORPORATED on July 2, 2003, with 2,750 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mid Bus Guide for model years 2001–2003. Owners were notified on August 27, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V242000 (also written 03V-242 or 03V242)
Filed by: MID BUS INCORPORATED
Report received: July 2, 2003
Potentially affected: 2,750 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Body — Door — Hinge and Attachments
Owners notified: August 27, 2003
Safety standard: FMVSS 217

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V242000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Mid Bus

Mid Bus Guide
- 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built February 27, 2001 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V242000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

THE INCREASED OPENING LOAD ON THE LATCH MIGHT PRESENT A PROBLEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

Manufacturer 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.

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).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V242000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.