NHTSA safety recall

Recall 15V769000 · manufacturer campaign 15-063-RUS

Equipment Adaptive/mobility — Micro Bird · reported 18 Nov 2015 · 223 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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.

The risk

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.

The fix

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.

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
15V769000
Manufacturer campaign
15-063-RUS
Filed by
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Report received
18 Nov 2015
Owners notified
11 Dec 2015
Potentially affected
223

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 2006 Micro Bird T-series School Bus 2007 Micro Bird T-series School Bus 2008 Micro Bird T-series School Bus 2009 Micro Bird T-series School Bus 2010 Micro Bird T-series School Bus 2011 Micro Bird T-series School Bus 2012 Micro Bird T-series School Bus 2013 Micro Bird T-series School Bus 2014 Micro Bird T-series 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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