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NHTSA campaign 20V133000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Corp. Micro Bird Inc.: Structure › Emergency › Escape/Egress/Exit

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 6, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 17,693. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The 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."

The risk

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

The 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.

92 model years covered

Newest first
VehicleComplaintsRecallsFiresCrashes
2021 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01700
2021 Micro Bird MB II School Bus0800
2021 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0600
2020 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01400
2020 Micro Bird MB II School Bus0800
2020 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0500
2019 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01400
2019 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus01400
2019 Micro Bird MB II School Bus01000
2019 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0400
2019 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0600
2019 Micro Bird T-Series Transit Bus0600
2018 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01600
2018 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus01300
2018 Micro Bird MB II School Bus01200
2018 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0300
2018 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0900
2018 Micro Bird T-Series Transit Bus0800
2017 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01700
2017 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus01000
2017 Micro Bird MB II School Bus01100
2017 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0300
2017 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0800
2017 Micro Bird T-Series Transit Bus0800
2016 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01900
2016 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus01200
2016 Micro Bird MB II School Bus01300
2016 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0500
2016 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0900
2016 Micro Bird T-Series Transit Bus0800
2015 Micro Bird G5 School Bus02000
2015 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus01300
2015 Micro Bird MB II School Bus01300
2015 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0900
2015 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus01000
2015 Micro Bird T-Series Transit Bus0800
2014 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01800
2014 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus01300
2014 Micro Bird MB II School Bus01300
2014 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0900
2014 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0500
2014 Micro Bird T-Series Transit Bus0100
2013 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01700
2013 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus01100
2013 Micro Bird MB II School Bus01200
2013 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0800
2013 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0500
2013 Micro Bird T-Series Transit Bus0100
2012 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01800
2012 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus0700
2012 Micro Bird MB II School Bus01200
2012 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0800
2012 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0500
2012 Micro Bird T-Series Transit Bus0100
2011 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01900
2011 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus0800
2011 Micro Bird MB II Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle0300
2011 Micro Bird MB II School Bus01300
2011 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0700
2011 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0400
2010 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01800
2010 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus01000
2010 Micro Bird MB II Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle0300
2010 Micro Bird MB II School Bus01300
2010 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0700
2010 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0300
2009 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01200
2009 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus0900
2009 Micro Bird MB II School Bus01300
2009 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0700
2009 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0300
2008 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01000
2008 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus0700
2008 Micro Bird MB II School Bus01500
2008 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0700
2008 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0300
2007 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01000
2007 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus0500
2007 Micro Bird MB II School Bus01000
2007 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0600
2007 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0300
2006 Micro Bird G5 School Bus01000
2006 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus0500
2006 Micro Bird MB II School Bus0800
2006 Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus0600
2006 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0300
2005 Micro Bird G5 School Bus0200
2005 Micro Bird MB II School Bus0300
2005 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0200
2004 Micro Bird G5 School Bus0200
2004 Micro Bird MB II School Bus0300
2004 Micro Bird T-Series School Bus0200

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 20V133000.

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