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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Components: SEATS | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH:EMERGENCY MECHANICAL RELEASE
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 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 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2018 | 0 | 13 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2019 | 0 | 14 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2020 | 0 | 6 |
| Micro Bird G5 Transit Bus | 2021 | 0 | 7 |
Other seats recalls in 2021
21 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the seats; Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. filed 48 campaigns in all.
| 21V924000 24 Nov 2021 | Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
| 21V919000 23 Nov 2021 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 21V818000 18 Oct 2021 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 21V765000 30 Sept 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V750000 27 Sept 2021 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 21V743000 23 Sept 2021 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 21V742000 23 Sept 2021 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 21V550000 21 Jul 2021 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021