NHTSA campaign 03V334000

Mid Bus Recall 03V-334: MID BUS/FMVSS 131/4 LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM

NHTSA recall 03V334000 was reported by MID BUS CORPORATION on September 4, 2003, with 170 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mid Bus Guide for model years 1997–2003. Owners were notified on September 22, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V334000 (also written 03V-334 or 03V334)
Filed by: MID BUS CORPORATION
Report received: September 4, 2003
Potentially affected: 170 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure
Owners notified: September 22, 2003
Safety standard: FMVSS 131

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V334000. 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
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built January 1, 1997 – July 21, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V334000.

Defect description

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."

Safety consequence

IF THE STOP SIGNAL ARM IS NOT EXTENDED WHEN THE BUS IS LOADING OR UNLOADING PASSENGERS, IT MAY INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF VEHICLES PASSING A STOPPED SCHOOL BUS AND STRIKING PEDESTRIANS IN THE VICINITY OF THE BUS.

Manufacturer remedy

MID BUS WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 22, 2003.

Notes

ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V334000

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.