Safety Recall: 18V574000
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Summary
Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Micro Bird G5, MBII, and T-Series school buses, equipped with certain S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts, models K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S2201, S550 and S551. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."
Safety Risk
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy
Micro Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with a new aluminum machined cam. The recall is expected to begin October 22, 2018. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 18-077-RUS.
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