2013 MICRO BIRD MB II — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Owner Complaints
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Investigations
Overview of the 2013 MICRO BIRD MB II
The 2013 MICRO BIRD MB II has received a total of 0 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 20 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HANDLE:EXTERIOR, STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT.
Recalls for the 2013 MICRO BIRD MB II
NHTSA has recorded 20 recalls for the 2013 MICRO BIRD MB II, potentially affecting up to 134,519 vehicles.
Recall 24V485000 — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HANDLE:EXTERIOR
| 794 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2008-2024 G5, 2008-2015 MBII, and 2015-2023 T-Series transit buses. The rear emergency door exterior handle may unexpectedly break under applied force.
Consequence: In the event of an emergency, a broken door handle can prevent or delay emergency responders from entering the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear emergency door exterior handle, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 15, 2024. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 24-109-EUC.
View full details →Recall 24V485000 — STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT
| 794 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2008-2024 G5, 2008-2015 MBII, and 2015-2023 T-Series transit buses. The rear emergency door exterior handle may unexpectedly break under applied force.
Consequence: In the event of an emergency, a broken door handle can prevent or delay emergency responders from entering the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear emergency door exterior handle, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 15, 2024. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 24-109-EUC.
View full details →Recall 24V484000 — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HANDLE:EXTERIOR
| 22,582 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2008-2025 G5, 2008-2024 MBII, and 2015-2024 T-Series school buses. The rear emergency door exterior handle may unexpectedly break under applied force.
Consequence: In the event of an emergency, a broken door handle can prevent or delay emergency responders from entering the bus, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear emergency door exterior handle, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 15, 2024. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 24-109-EUS.
View full details →Recall 24V484000 — STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT
| 22,582 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2008-2025 G5, 2008-2024 MBII, and 2015-2024 T-Series school buses. The rear emergency door exterior handle may unexpectedly break under applied force.
Consequence: In the event of an emergency, a broken door handle can prevent or delay emergency responders from entering the bus, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear emergency door exterior handle, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 15, 2024. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 24-109-EUS.
View full details →Recall 22V714000 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
| 45 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2013-2022 G5, 2015-2019 T-Series, and 2012-2015 MBII transit buses. The power cable that provides electricity to the air conditioning control board may have a loose connection to the power stud on the board.
Consequence: A loose power cable connection may cause the control board to overheat and melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Dealers will redirect the power cable and secure the power cable connect as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 2, 2023. Owners may contact Micro Bird's customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this...
View full details →Recall 22V715000 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
| 2,753 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro) is recalling certain 2012-2023 G5, 2012-2023 MBII and 2015-2022 T-Series school buses. The power cable that provides electricity to the air conditioning control board may have a loose connection to the power stud on the board.
Consequence: A loose power cable connection may cause the control board to overheat and melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Dealers will redirect the power cable and secure the power cable connect as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 2, 2023. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this...
View full details →Recall 22V286000 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
| 156 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2006-2021 MBII and G5 school buses. An inactive electrical harness that is secured in an opening in the B-pillar may become damaged from sharp edges inside the opening.
Consequence: A damaged electrical harness may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Dealers will secure the electrical harness and remove the fuse linked to the main cable, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 20, 2022. Owners may contact Micro Bird's customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for...
View full details →Recall 22V287000 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
| 14,229 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2006-2021 MBII and G5 transit buses. An inactive electrical harness that is secured in an opening in the B-pillar may become damaged from sharp edges inside the opening.
Consequence: A damaged electrical harness may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Dealers will secure the electrical harness and remove the fuse linked to the main cable, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 20, 2022. Owners may contact Micro Bird's customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for...
View full details →Recall 22V287000 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
| 14,229 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2006-2021 MBII and G5 transit buses. An inactive electrical harness that is secured in an opening in the B-pillar may become damaged from sharp edges inside the opening.
Consequence: A damaged electrical harness may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Dealers will secure the electrical harness and remove the fuse linked to the main cable, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 20, 2022. Owners may contact Micro Bird's customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for...
View full details →Recall 21V531000 — STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT:LATCHING/RELEASE SYSTEM
| 1,323 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2003-2015 MBII, 2015-2021 T-Series, and 2006-2022 G5 transit buses. The emergency release handle on the service door may bind, not allowing the door panels to open.
Consequence: The service door may not open, preventing evacuation of the vehicle in case of emergency, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will provide instructions on how to correctly adjust the service door, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 9, 2021. Owners may contact Micro Bird's customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is...
View full details →Recall 21V530000 — STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT:LATCHING/RELEASE SYSTEM
| 17,204 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2003-2022 MBII, T-Series, and G5 school buses. The emergency release handle on the service door may bind, not allowing the door panels to open.
Consequence: The service door may not open, preventing evacuation of the vehicle in case of emergency, and increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will provide instructions on how to correctly adjust the service door, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 8, 2021. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is...
View full details →Recall 20V133000 — STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT
| 17,693 vehicles affected
Defect: 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."
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...
View full details →Recall 20V133000 — STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT
| 17,693 vehicles affected
Defect: 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."
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...
View full details →Recall 18V474000 — SEATS
| 1,357 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2011-2018 Micro Bird G5, MB-II, and T-series school buses, equipped with CE White/HSM SB11-30" series, standard, unbelted, school bus seats, or SB11-30" series school bus seats with lap belts only. The foam in the knee impact area of the lower seat back may not absorb enough impact in the event of...
Consequence: If the seat foam does not absorb enough impact energy, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy: Micro Bird will notify owners and dealers will insert an additional piece of expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam into the seatback, free of charge. Micro Bird issued interim notifications to owners on September 12, 2018. The recall began December 7, 2018....
View full details →Recall 18V574000 — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
| 6 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Micro Bird G5, MBII, and T-Series school buses, equipped with certain S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts, models K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S2201, S550 and S551. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's...
Consequence: If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy: Micro Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with a new aluminum machined cam. The recall is expected to begin October 22, 2018. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's...
View full details →Recall 17V255000 — STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
| 602 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2012-2017 MB II school buses. In the event of a rollover, the roof strength may be insufficient to prevent the roof from crushing. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 220, "School Bus Rollover Protection."
Consequence: In the event of a rollover, if the school bus roof crushes, the occupants have an increased risk of injury.
Remedy: Micro Bird will notify owners, and dealers will modify the buses to prevent the roof from crushing, free of charge. The recall began on June 5, 2017. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for...
View full details →Recall 15V770000 — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
| 25 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 MB II, G5, and CT-Series transit buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts built by the Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that...
Consequence: If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
Remedy: Micro Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December...
View full details →Recall 15V769000 — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
| 223 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 MBII, G5, and T-Series school buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2014, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts built by the Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that...
Consequence: If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
Remedy: Micro Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December...
View full details →Recall 14V621000 — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
| 222 vehicles affected
Defect: 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.
Consequence: 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.
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...
View full details →Recall 14V622000 — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
| 7 vehicles affected
Defect: Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 MB II and G5 transit 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.
Consequence: 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.
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 on December 1, 2014. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service...
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2013 MICRO BIRD MB II
No complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2013 MICRO BIRD MB II.
Safety Rating for the 2013 MICRO BIRD MB II
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2013 MICRO BIRD MB II in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2013 MICRO BIRD MB II
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 2013 MICRO BIRD MB II
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the MICRO BIRD MB II
- 2008 MICRO BIRD MB II — 0 complaints
- 2009 MICRO BIRD MB II — 0 complaints
- 2010 MICRO BIRD MB II — 0 complaints
- 2011 MICRO BIRD MB II — 0 complaints
- 2012 MICRO BIRD MB II — 0 complaints
- 2013 MICRO BIRD MB II (current)
- 2014 MICRO BIRD MB II — 0 complaints
- 2015 MICRO BIRD MB II — 0 complaints
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