NHTSA safety recall

Recall 18V574000 · manufacturer campaign 18-077-RUS

Equipment Adaptive/mobility — Micro Bird · reported 30 Aug 2018 · 6 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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."

The risk

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.

The fix

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.

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
18V574000
Manufacturer campaign
18-077-RUS
Filed by
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Report received
30 Aug 2018
Owners notified
22 Oct 2018
Potentially affected
6

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.

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 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 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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