NHTSA recall campaign
20V133000
What was wrong
Defect
Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2004-2021 T-Series, G5, and MBII school buses. The emergency door retaining device may fail to keep the door in an open position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
Risk
If the emergency door won't stay open during an evacuation it can increase the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Micro Bird will notify owners, and dealers will install a kit to repair the emergency door retaining device, free of charge. The recall April 24, 2020. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 20-084-RUS.
To check whether your specific VIN is covered and to find a participating dealer, look this campaign up on NHTSA.gov →
Affected vehicles
92 entriesMicro Bird
- G5 School BUS200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
- G5 Transit BUS20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
- MB II Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle20102011
- MB II School BUS200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
- MB II Transit BUS20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
- T-SERIES School BUS200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
- T-SERIES Transit BUS20122013201420152016201720182019