Safety Recall: 18V474000
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Summary
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."
Safety Risk
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.
Additional Notes
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.
Affected Vehicles
- 2018 MICRO BIRD G5
- 2018 MICRO BIRD MB II
- 2018 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES
- 2017 MICRO BIRD G5
- 2017 MICRO BIRD MB II
- 2017 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES
- 2016 MICRO BIRD G5
- 2016 MICRO BIRD MB II
- 2016 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES
- 2015 MICRO BIRD G5
- 2015 MICRO BIRD MB II
- 2015 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES
- 2014 MICRO BIRD G5
- 2014 MICRO BIRD MB II
- 2014 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES
- 2013 MICRO BIRD G5
- 2013 MICRO BIRD MB II
- 2013 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES
- 2012 MICRO BIRD G5
- 2012 MICRO BIRD MB II
- 2012 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES
- 2011 MICRO BIRD G5
- 2011 MICRO BIRD MB II
- 2011 MICRO BIRD T-SERIES