Micro Bird Recall 15V769000: Equipment Adaptive/mobility

NHTSA recall 15V769000 · announced November 18, 2015 · filed by Corp. Micro Bird Inc. · 223 units affected

The problem

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 MBII, G5, and T-Series school buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2014, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts built by the Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.

The risk

If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.

What to do

Micro Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 11, 2015. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 15-063-RUS.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

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.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2006 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2007 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2008 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2009 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2010 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2011 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2012 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2013 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2014 Micro Bird G5 School Bus
• 2006 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus
• 2007 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus
• 2008 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus
• 2009 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus
• 2010 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus
• 2011 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus
• 2012 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus
• 2013 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus
• 2014 Micro Bird Mb Ii School Bus
• 2006 Micro Bird T-series School Bus
• 2007 Micro Bird T-series School Bus
• 2008 Micro Bird T-series School Bus
• 2009 Micro Bird T-series School Bus
• 2010 Micro Bird T-series School Bus
• 2011 Micro Bird T-series School Bus
• 2012 Micro Bird T-series School Bus
• 2013 Micro Bird T-series School Bus
• 2014 Micro Bird T-series School Bus

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.