Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V596000

Equipment: other: labels

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-09-07.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V596000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Vehicles affected
252
Reported to NHTSA
2018-09-07
Owners notified
2018-10-18

Defect description

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2018 Micro Bird MBII school buses equipped with certain NextGen School Bus seats with Integrated Child Restraint Systems. These seats may be missing a warning label on the lower restraint strap. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 213, "Child Restraint Systems."

Safety risk

Without a warning label, the seat may be used improperly, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Micro Bird will notify owners, and the seat manufacture will provide the missing labels and instructions for their installation, free of charge. The recall began October 18, 2018. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012 or Hickory Springs customer service at 1-419-492-2157 extension 243. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 18-076-IUS.

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

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
MICRO BIRD MB II School BUS2018

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.