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NHTSA Campaign 15V769000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Issued by Corp. Micro Bird Inc. · Reported Nov 18, 2015 · 223 vehicles 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.

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.

Remedy

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2006 223
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2007 223
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2008 223
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2009 223
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2010 223
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2011 223
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2012 223
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2013 223
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2014 223
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2006 223
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2007 223
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2008 223
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2009 223
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2010 223
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2011 223
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2012 223
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2013 223
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2014 223
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2006 223
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2007 223
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2008 223
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2009 223
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2010 223
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2011 223
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2012 223
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2013 223
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2014 223

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V769000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.