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NHTSA Campaign 18V474000

SEATS

Issued by Corp. Micro Bird Inc. · Reported Jul 18, 2018 · 1,357 vehicles 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."

Consequence

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

Remedy

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2011 1,357
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2012 1,357
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2013 1,357
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2014 1,357
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2015 1,357
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2016 1,357
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2017 1,357
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2018 1,357
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2011 1,357
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2012 1,357
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2013 1,357
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2014 1,357
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2015 1,357
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2016 1,357
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2017 1,357
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2018 1,357
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2011 1,357
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2012 1,357
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2013 1,357
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2014 1,357
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2015 1,357
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2016 1,357
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2017 1,357
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2018 1,357

Source: NHTSA Campaign 18V474000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.