The defect
Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 T-Series school buses manufactured August 24, 2015, to November 30, 2016. The affected vehicles have a battery-powered wheelchair lift with an interlock that can be deactivated by the operator, allowing the vehicle to be driven with the lift door open or while the lift platform is deployed.
The risk
Driving the bus with the lift platform deployed or with the door open can result in injury to those nearby or increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Micro Bird will notify owners, and will provide a field modification to remedy this recall, free of charge. The recall began on January 18, 2017. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 16-067-IUS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Micro Bird T-Series School Bus | 2015, 2016 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro Bird T-Series School Bus | 2015 | 0 | 10 |
| Micro Bird T-Series School Bus | 2016 | 0 | 9 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2016
19 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Corp. Micro Bird Inc. filed 32 campaigns in all.
| 16V766000 21 Oct 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V765000 21 Oct 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V744000 17 Oct 2016 | Newmar Corporation |
| 16V699000 28 Sept 2016 | Newmar Corporation |
| 16V629000 31 Aug 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V631000 31 Aug 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V555000 26 Jul 2016 | Braun Corporation |
| 16V398000 2 Jun 2016 | Ameritrans Bus, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016