2005 Mid Bus Guide XL Recall: CERTAIN 2005 GUIDE XL SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 2005 AND…
NHTSA campaign 06V194000 · Equipment Adaptive/mobility · filed Jun 1, 2006 · verified Jul 30, 2026
The defect
CERTAIN 2005 GUIDE XL SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 2005 AND JANUARY 2006 EQUIPPED WITH RICON'S 1200, 2000, AND 5500 SERIES PLATFORM WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THE PLATFORM LIFTS MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE WELD WHICH WILL ALLOW A JOINT ON THE VERTICAL LIFT TO CRACK.
The risk
IN THE EVENT THIS CONDITION OCCURS DURING PASSENGER OPERATIONS IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO CLOSE THE LIFT DOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE INTERLOCKS TO REMAIN ENGAGED PREVENTING MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE OR THE ABILITY TO LOAD OR UNLOAD PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES FROM THE VEHICLE.
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Check VIN on NHTSA →The fix — what to do
RICON IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06E008000) AND WILL REPLACE THE TWO VERTICAL ARMS EVEN IF ONLY ONE ARM IS CRACKED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JUNE 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON CUSTOMER SUPPORT DEPT. AT 800-322-2884 OR OWNERS MAY CONTACT MID BUS CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-877-358-6055.
CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Affected vehicles
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More Mid Bus Guide XL recalls
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- 2002–2005 Mid Bus Guide and 3 other models — CERTAIN MID BUS 2002-2005 MODEL YEAR GUIDE DX, GUIDE SW…
- 2002–2005 Mid Bus Guide DW and 3 other models — CERTAIN MID BUS 2002-2005 MODEL YEAR GUIDE DX, GUIDE SW…
- 2000–2004 Mid Bus AT and 2 other models — CERTAIN 2000-2004 MY MID BUS SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH…
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Source: NHTSA recall database, campaign 06V194000. Data last verified Jul 30, 2026.