Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V101000

Seats

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-02-08.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V101000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Vehicles affected
207
Reported to NHTSA
2018-02-08
Owners notified
2018-04-03

Defect description

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2015-2018 T-Series transit buses. These vehicles are equipped with at least one three-place seat that has Type 1 (lap belt) seat belts. In the event of a crash, the seats or seat belt attachments may not remain secured to the floor. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages," and number 207, "Seating Systems."

Safety risk

If the seat or seat belt attachments fail in the event of a crash, the seat occupants have an increased risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Micro Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a modification kit to keep the seat and seat belt assembly anchored, free of charge. The recall began on April 3, 2018. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 18-073-TUS.

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

4 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
MICRO BIRD T-Series Transit BUS2018 2017 2016 2015

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.