NHTSA safety recall

Recall 14V621000 · manufacturer campaign 14-058-RIU

Equipment Adaptive/mobility — Micro Bird · reported 6 Oct 2014 · 222 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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.

The risk

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.

The fix

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
14V621000
Manufacturer campaign
14-058-RIU
Filed by
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Report received
6 Oct 2014
Owners notified
1 Dec 2014
Potentially affected
222

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2006 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2007 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2008 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2009 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2010 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2011 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2012 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2013 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2014 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2006 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2007 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2008 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2009 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2010 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2011 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2012 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2013 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2014 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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