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NHTSA Campaign 21V530000

STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT:LATCHING/RELEASE SYSTEM

Issued by Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. · Reported Jul 13, 2021 · 17,204 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2003-2022 MBII, T-Series, and G5 school buses. The emergency release handle on the service door may bind, not allowing the door panels to open.

Consequence

The service door may not open, preventing evacuation of the vehicle in case of emergency, and increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will provide instructions on how to correctly adjust the service door, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 8, 2021. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 21-087-DUS.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2003 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2004 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2005 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2006 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2007 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2008 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2009 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2010 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2011 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2012 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2013 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2014 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2015 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2016 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2017 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2018 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2019 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2020 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2021 17,204
MICRO BIRD G5 SCHOOL BUS 2022 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2003 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2004 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2005 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2006 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2007 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2008 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2009 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2010 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2011 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2012 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2013 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2014 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2015 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2016 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2017 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2018 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2019 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2020 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2021 17,204
MICRO BIRD MB II SCHOOL BUS 2022 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2003 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2004 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2005 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2006 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2007 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2008 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2009 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2010 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2011 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2012 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2013 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2014 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2015 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2016 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2017 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2018 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2019 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2020 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2021 17,204
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS 2022 17,204

Source: NHTSA Campaign 21V530000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.