2014 MICRO BIRD G5 Recalls (12)

Campaign:
14V622000 on 10/05/2014
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
12/31/2005 - 01/08/2014
Affected:
7
Defect:
Corp. micro bird inc. (micro bird) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 mb ii and g5 transit buses manufactured january 1, 2006, to january 9, 2014, and equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by ricon corporation. the platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
Consequence:
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. when the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
Correction:
Micro bird will notify owners and ricon will supply supplemental platform support bumpers. any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. the recall began on december 1, 2014. owners may contact micro bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012 extension 401 or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. micro bird's number for this recall is 14-058-riu.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
14V621000 on 10/05/2014
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
12/31/2005 - 01/08/2014
Affected:
222
Defect:
Corp. micro bird inc. (micro bird) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 mb ii and g5 school buses manufactured january 1, 2006, to january 9, 2014, and equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by ricon corporation. the platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
Consequence:
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. when the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
Correction:
Micro bird will notify owners and ricon will supply supplemental platform support bumpers. any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. the recall began during december 2014. owners may contact micro bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012 extension 401 or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. micro bird's number for this recall is 14-058-riu.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
15V544000 on 08/30/2015
Component:
Electrical system:battery:cables
Manufactured:
03/24/2013 - 04/30/2015
Affected:
11
Defect:
Corp. micro bird inc. (micro bird) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 g5 transit buses manufactured march 25, 2013, to may 1, 2015. in the affected buses, the positive battery feeder stud that is attached to the positive cable in the battery box may prematurely corrode. additionally, bolts designed to mount the battery box may also be missing.
Consequence:
If the feeder stud is corroded, a short circuit may result, increasing the risk of a fire. if the battery box mounting bolts are missing, the battery and box may detach causing damage to other components.
Correction:
Micro bird will notify owners, and dealers will replace the feeder stud components and install a protective cap to prevent corrosion, free of charge. any missing battery box bolts will be installed. the recall began on september 22, 2015. owners may contact micro bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012 extension 364. micro bird's number for this recall is 15-060-buc.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
15V545000 on 08/30/2015
Component:
Electrical system:battery:cables
Manufactured:
03/24/2013 - 04/30/2015
Affected:
283
Defect:
Corp. micro bird inc. (micro bird) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 g5 school buses manufactured march 25, 2013, to may 1, 2015. in the affected buses, the positive battery feeder stud that is attached to the positive cable in the battery box may prematurely corrode. additionally, bolts designed to mount the battery box may also be missing.
Consequence:
If the feeder stud is corroded, a short circuit may result, increasing the risk of a fire. if the battery box mounting bolts are missing, the battery and box may detach causing damage to other components.
Correction:
Micro bird will notify owners, and dealers will replace the feeder stud components and install a protective cap to prevent corrosion, free of charge. any missing battery box bolts will be installed. the recall began on september 22, 2015. owners may contact micro bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012 extension 364. micro bird's number for this recall is 15-060-bus.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
15V769000 on 11/17/2015
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
12/31/2005 - 12/30/2014
Affected:
223
Defect:
Corp. micro bird inc. (micro bird) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 mbii, g5, and t-series school buses manufactured january 1, 2006, to december 31, 2014, and equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts built by the ricon corporation. the affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
Consequence:
If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. this failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
Correction:
Micro bird will notify owners, and ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. the platform will be inspected for cracks. any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. the recall began on december 11, 2015. owners may contact micro bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012, or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. micro bird's number for this recall is 15-063-rus.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
15V770000 on 11/18/2015
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
12/31/2005 - 12/30/2014
Affected:
25
Defect:
Corp. micro bird inc. (micro bird) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 mb ii, g5, and ct-series transit buses manufactured january 1, 2006, to december 31, 2014, equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts built by the ricon corporation. the affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
Consequence:
If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. this failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
Correction:
Micro bird will notify owners, and ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. the platform will be inspected for cracks. any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. the recall began on december 13, 2015. owners may contact micro bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012, or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. micro bird's number for this recall is 15-063-ruc.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
15V884000 on 12/28/2015
Component:
Wheels
Manufactured:
09/04/2014 - 11/23/2015
Affected:
42
Defect:
Corp. micro bird inc. (micro bird) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 mbii and g5 transit buses manufactured september 5, 2014, to november 24, 2015. the affected vehicles may have a camber caster kit bolt that was insufficiently torqued, causing the bolt to come loose.
Consequence:
An insufficiently torqued bolt may become loose and fall out causing vehicle misalignment. loss of vehicle control is possible, increasing the risk of a crash.
Correction:
Micro bird will notify owners, and dealers correct the torque, free of charge. the recall began on january 18, 2016. owners may contact micro bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. micro bird's number for this recall is 15-065-auc.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
15V883000 on 12/28/2015
Component:
Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts
Manufactured:
05/20/2014 - 11/23/2015
Affected:
464
Defect:
Corp. micro bird inc. (micro bird) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 mbii and g5 school buses manufactured may 21, 2014, to november 24, 2015. the affected vehicles may have a camber caster kit bolt that was insufficiently torqued, causing the bolt to come loose.
Consequence:
An insufficiently torqued bolt may become loose and fall out causing vehicle misalignment. loss of vehicle control is possible, increasing the risk of a crash.
Correction:
Micro bird will notify owners, and dealers will correct the torque, free of charge. the recall began on january 18, 2016. owners may contact micro bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. micro bird's number for this recall is 10-065-aus.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
17V798000 on 12/14/2017
Component:
Structure:body:roof and pillars
Manufactured:
12/31/2005 - 12/11/2017
Affected:
292
Defect:
Corp. micro bird inc. (micro bird) is recalling certain 2006-2017 g5 school buses with an unloaded weight more than 10,013 pounds. in a rollover, the roof may crush excessively. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 220, "school bus rollover protection."
Consequence:
If roof crushes more than the rollover standards allow for the weight and configuration of the bus, the occupants have a greater risk of injury in the event of a rollover crash.
Correction:
Micro bird will notify owners, and dealers will modify the buses to prevent the roof from crushing excessively in a rollover, free of charge. the recall began on january 26, 2018. for more information, owners may contact micro bird at 1-819-475-9633. micro bird's number for this recall is 17-072-gus.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
18V474000 on 07/22/2018
Component:
Seats
Manufactured:
06/05/2011 - 07/16/2018
Affected:
2,241
Defect:
Corp. micro bird inc. (micro bird) is recalling certain 2011-2018 micro bird g5, mb-ii, and t-series school buses, equipped with ce white/hsm sb11-30" series, standard, unbelted, school bus seats, or sb11-30" series school bus seats with lap belts only. the foam in the knee impact area of the lower seat back may not absorb enough impact in the event of a crash. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
Consequence:
If the seat foam does not absorb enough impact energy, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Correction:
Micro bird has not yet finalized their remedy plan. micro bird issued interim notifications to owners on september 12, 2018. owners may contact micro bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. micro bird's number for this recall is 18-074-sus.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
18V574000 on 09/03/2018
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
01/11/2012 - 07/30/2018
Affected:
534
Defect:
Corp. micro bird inc. (micro bird) is recalling certain 2012-2018 micro bird g5, mbii, and t-series school buses, equipped with certain s-series and k-series titanium wheelchair lifts, models k200, k201, k550, k551, s200, s2201, s550 and s551. the wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 403, "platform lift systems."
Consequence:
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
Correction:
Micro bird will notify owners, and ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with a new aluminum machined cam. the recall is expected to begin october 22, 2018. owners may contact micro bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. micro bird's number for this recall is 18-077-rus.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
18V575000 on 09/04/2018
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
06/11/2012 - 05/13/2018
Affected:
70
Defect:
Corp. micro bird inc. (micro bird) is recalling certain 2012-2018 micro bird g5, and t-series school buses, equipped with certain s-series and k-series titanium wheelchair lifts, models k200, k201, k550, k551, s200, s2201, s550 and s551. the wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 403, "platform lift systems."
Consequence:
If the wheelchair platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
Correction:
Micro bird will notify owners, and ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with a new aluminum machined cam. the recall is expected to begin october 22, 2018. owners may contact micro bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. micro bird's number for this recall is 18-077-ruc.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Home | Privacy