Vehicle Safety Data

Recall 20V133000 — STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT Defect in 2004-2021 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES

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RECALL This recall affects up to 17,693 vehicles.

Recall Summary

NHTSA Campaign 20V133000
Manufacturer Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Vehicles Affected 17,693
Component STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT
Date Notified
Affected Vehicles
2004 MICRO BIRD G5, 2004 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES, 2004 MICRO BIRD MB II, 2005 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES, 2005 MICRO BIRD G5, 2005 MICRO BIRD MB II, 2006 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES, 2006 MICRO BIRD G5, 2006 MICRO BIRD MB II, 2007 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES, 2007 MICRO BIRD MB II, 2007 MICRO BIRD G5, 2008 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES, 2008 MICRO BIRD G5, 2008 MICRO BIRD MB II, 2009 MICRO BIRD MB II, 2009 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES, 2009 MICRO BIRD G5, 2010 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES, 2010 MICRO BIRD G5, 2010 MICRO BIRD MB II, 2011 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES, 2011 MICRO BIRD G5, 2011 MICRO BIRD MB II, 2012 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES, 2012 MICRO BIRD G5, 2012 MICRO BIRD MB II, 2013 MICRO BIRD MB II, 2013 MICRO BIRD G5, 2013 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES, 2014 MICRO BIRD G5, 2014 MICRO BIRD MB II, 2014 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES, 2015 MICRO BIRD MB II, 2015 MICRO BIRD G5, 2015 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES, 2016 MICRO BIRD MB II TRANSIT BUS, 2016 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES TRANSIT BUS, 2016 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS, 2016 MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS, 2016 MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS, 2016 MICRO BIRD G5 TRANSIT BUS, 2017 MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS, 2017 MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS, 2017 MICRO BIRD MB II TRANSIT BUS, 2017 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS, 2017 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES TRANSIT BUS, 2017 MICRO BIRD G5 TRANSIT BUS, 2018 MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS, 2018 MICRO BIRD G5 TRANSIT BUS, 2018 MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS, 2018 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES TRANSIT BUS, 2018 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS, 2018 MICRO BIRD MB II TRANSIT BUS, 2019 MICRO BIRD MB II TRANSIT BUS, 2019 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES TRANSIT BUS, 2019 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS, 2019 MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS, 2019 MICRO BIRD G5 TRANSIT BUS, 2019 MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS, 2020 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS, 2020 MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS, 2020 MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS, 2021 MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS, 2021 MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS, 2021 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS

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 Consequence

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

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.

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25V840000 2025 MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING 2,428
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25V752000 2026 MICRO BIRD G5 TRANSIT BUS EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:LATCH/ANCHOR: 64
25V770000 2026 MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:LATCH/ANCHOR: 42
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