Corp. Micro Bird, Inc.: Seats
Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 17, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 75. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2013-2021 G5 transit buses. The fold-away seat, adjacent to a side emergency exit, may obstruct access to the emergency exit release handle and instruction label. 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
Occupants may have to unfold the seat to access the exit handle and instructions, delaying an emergency evacuation and increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Micro Bird will provide inspection instructions to owners. Dealers will apply a new instruction label or relocate the emergency exit as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 15, 2022. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 21-089-FUC.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 0 | 11 | 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 21V991000.
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