Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V621000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-10-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V621000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Component
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Manufacturer
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Vehicles affected
222
Reported to NHTSA
2014-10-06
Owners notified
2014-12-01

Defect description

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 MB II and G5 school buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to January 9, 2014, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.

Safety risk

If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.

Manufacturer remedy

Micro Bird will notify owners and Ricon will supply supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began during December 2014. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012 extension 401 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 14-058-RIU.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

18 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
MICRO BIRD G5 School BUS2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
MICRO BIRD MB II School BUS2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.