NHTSA safety recall

Recall 18V474000 · manufacturer campaign 18-074-SUS

Seats — Micro Bird · reported 18 Jul 2018 · 1,357 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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."

The risk

If the seat foam does not absorb enough impact energy, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

The fix

Micro Bird will notify owners and dealers will insert an additional piece of expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam into the seatback, free of charge. Micro Bird issued interim notifications to owners on September 12, 2018. The recall began December 7, 2018. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 18-074-SUS.

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
18V474000
Manufacturer campaign
18-074-SUS
Filed by
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Report received
18 Jul 2018
Owners notified
7 Dec 2018
Potentially affected
1,357

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.

2011 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2012 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2013 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2014 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2015 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2016 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2017 Micro Bird G5 School Bus 2018 Micro Bird G5 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 2015 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2016 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2017 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus 2018 Micro Bird Mb Ii 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 2015 Micro Bird T-series School Bus 2016 Micro Bird T-series School Bus 2017 Micro Bird T-series School Bus 2018 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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