Emergency: escape/egress/exitRecall 20V-133 · Micro Bird vehicles
Corp. Micro Bird Inc. recall 20V-133 covers 17,693 Micro Bird vehicles for a emergency: escape/egress/exit problem, reported to NHTSA on March 6, 2020. The manufacturer's latest report (2022 Q1) shows 18% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 20V133000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
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."
The risk
If the emergency door won't stay open during an evacuation it can increase the risk of injury.
The fix
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.
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.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
18%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 748 vehicles were listed as unreachable.