Recall 18V474000

SEATS

Report Date

20180718

Component

SEATS

Affected Vehicles

24 models

Defect Description

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 Consequence

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.

Affected Vehicles

Year	Make	Model
2011	MICRO BIRD	G5
2011	MICRO BIRD	MB II
2011	MICRO BIRD	T-SERIES
2012	MICRO BIRD	G5
2012	MICRO BIRD	MB II
2012	MICRO BIRD	T-SERIES
2013	MICRO BIRD	G5
2013	MICRO BIRD	MB II
2013	MICRO BIRD	T-SERIES
2014	MICRO BIRD	G5
2014	MICRO BIRD	MB II
2014	MICRO BIRD	T-SERIES
2015	MICRO BIRD	G5
2015	MICRO BIRD	MB II
2015	MICRO BIRD	T-SERIES
2016	MICRO BIRD	G5 SCHOOL BUS
2016	MICRO BIRD	MB II SCHOOL BUS
2016	MICRO BIRD	T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS
2017	MICRO BIRD	G5 SCHOOL BUS
2017	MICRO BIRD	MB II SCHOOL BUS
2017	MICRO BIRD	T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS
2018	MICRO BIRD	G5 SCHOOL BUS
2018	MICRO BIRD	MB II SCHOOL BUS
2018	MICRO BIRD	T-SERIES SCHOOL BUS

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.