Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V133000

Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-03-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V133000

Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit

Component
Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit
Manufacturer
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Vehicles affected
17,693
Reported to NHTSA
2020-03-06
Owners notified
2020-04-24

Defect description

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2004-2021 T-Series, G5, and MBII school buses. The emergency door retaining device may fail to keep the door in an open position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

Safety risk

If the emergency door won't stay open during an evacuation it can increase the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Micro Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a kit to repair the emergency door retaining device, free of charge. The recall April 24, 2020. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 20-084-RUS.

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

92 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
MICRO BIRD G5 School BUS2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
MICRO BIRD G5 Transit BUS2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
MICRO BIRD MB II Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle2011 2010
MICRO BIRD MB II School BUS2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
MICRO BIRD MB II Transit BUS2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
MICRO BIRD T-Series School BUS2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
MICRO BIRD T-Series Transit BUS2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

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.