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Mid Bus GuideYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 11 safety recalls on record for the Mid Bus Guide.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: StructureSafety recalls111997–2007 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Mid Bus Guide years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Guide median. Tap a year for its full report.

'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2003Not rated–/1001 complaint · 10 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Mid Bus Guide problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Structure10
11 recalls

Mid Bus Guide recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Structure: body07V-211 · 2003–2007 · May 17, 2007 · 1,403 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility07V-091 · 2006 · Mar 8, 2007 · 28 vehicles–Seats06V-374 · 2001–2006 · Sep 27, 2006 · 200 vehicles–Other: school bus stop arm assembly05V-490 · 2002–2005 · Oct 21, 2005 · 636 vehicles–Seats05V-203 · 2002–2005 · May 4, 2005 · 48 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility04V-503 · 2000–2004 · Oct 6, 2004 · 125 vehicles–Structure: body03V-403 · 2002–2003 · Oct 16, 2003 · 1,188 vehicles–Seats03V-402 · 1999–2003 · Oct 16, 2003 · 1,552 vehicles–Structure: body03V-335 · 1999–2003 · Sep 8, 2003 · 207 vehicles–Structure03V-334 · 1997–2003 · Sep 4, 2003 · 170 vehicles–Door: hinge and attachments03V-242 · 2001–2003 · Jul 2, 2003 · 2,750 vehicles