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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Micro Bird MB II Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle | 2010, 2011 |
| Micro Bird MB II School Bus | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Micro Bird MB II Transit Bus | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Micro Bird T-Series School Bus | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Micro Bird T-Series Transit Bus | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT
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 G5 School Bus | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2006 | 0 | 10 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2007 | 0 | 10 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2008 | 0 | 10 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2009 | 0 | 12 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2010 | 0 | 18 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2011 | 0 | 19 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2012 | 0 | 18 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2013 | 0 | 17 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2014 | 0 | 18 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2015 | 0 | 20 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2016 | 0 | 19 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2017 | 0 | 17 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2018 | 0 | 16 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2019 | 0 | 14 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2020 | 0 | 14 |
| Micro Bird G5 School Bus | 2021 | 0 | 17 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2009 | 0 | 9 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2010 | 0 | 10 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2011 | 0 | 8 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2012 | 0 | 7 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2013 | 0 | 11 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2014 | 0 | 13 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2015 | 0 | 13 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2016 | 0 | 12 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2017 | 0 | 10 |
Other structure recalls in 2020
46 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the structure; Corp. Micro Bird Inc. filed 32 campaigns in all.
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| 20V710000 17 Nov 2020 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 20V658000 27 Oct 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V643000 19 Oct 2020 | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| 20V623000 8 Oct 2020 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020