The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·18V574000·Announced 2018-08-30

Micro Bird School Bus Wheelchair Lift Cam Recall

Micro Bird is recalling 2012-2018 school buses with specific wheelchair lifts because a cam may fail, allowing the platform to rise too high and increase injury risk.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect in a wheelchair lift that creates a risk of injury to users, but the source text does not report any actual injuries or fatalities, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. is recalling certain 2012-2018 Micro Bird G5, MBII, and T-Series school buses equipped with specific S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts. The affected lift models are K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S2201, S550, and S551. The recall addresses a defect in the wheelchair lift positioning input cam, which may fail while the lift is in use.

If the cam fails, the wheelchair lift platform may travel higher than the vehicle's floor height. This condition causes the vehicles to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 403, "Platform Lift Systems." If the platform stops above the vehicle floor, a wheelchair user exiting the lift can tip inwards toward the vehicle, increasing their risk of injury.

Micro Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with a new aluminum machined cam. The recall was expected to begin on October 22, 2018. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
MICRO BIRD T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS, G5 SCHOOL BUS, MB II SCHOOL BUS
Brand
MICRO BIRD
Manufacturer
Corp. Micro Bird Inc.
Category
Vehicle — School Bus
Hazard
Affected units
6

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (3)

  • T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS
  • G5 SCHOOL BUS
  • MB II SCHOOL BUS

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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