NHTSA campaign 18V474000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Corp. Micro Bird Inc.: Seats

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 18, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,357. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The 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 a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

The risk

If the seat foam does not absorb enough impact energy, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

The 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. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 18-074-SUS.

24 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2018 Micro Bird G5 School Bus	0	16	0	0
2018 Micro Bird MB II School Bus	0	12	0	0
2018 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus	0	9	0	0
2017 Micro Bird G5 School Bus	0	17	0	0
2017 Micro Bird MB II School Bus	0	11	0	0
2017 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus	0	8	0	0
2016 Micro Bird G5 School Bus	0	19	0	0
2016 Micro Bird MB II School Bus	0	13	0	0
2016 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus	0	9	0	0
2015 Micro Bird G5 School Bus	0	20	0	0
2015 Micro Bird MB II School Bus	0	13	0	0
2015 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus	0	10	0	0
2014 Micro Bird G5 School Bus	0	18	0	0
2014 Micro Bird MB II School Bus	0	13	0	0
2014 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus	0	5	0	0
2013 Micro Bird G5 School Bus	0	17	0	0
2013 Micro Bird MB II School Bus	0	12	0	0
2013 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus	0	5	0	0
2012 Micro Bird G5 School Bus	0	18	0	0
2012 Micro Bird MB II School Bus	0	12	0	0
2012 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus	0	5	0	0
2011 Micro Bird G5 School Bus	0	19	0	0
2011 Micro Bird MB II School Bus	0	13	0	0
2011 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus	0	4	0	0

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 18V474000.

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