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Campaign 20V-133

Emergency door retaining device may fail to keep the door in an open position

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Defect summary

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."

Consequence

If the emergency door won't stay open during an evacuation it can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

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.

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.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 20V133000. Text as published by NHTSA.
Vehicles covered

7 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about structure on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 20V-133
MakeModelModel yearsComplaints on this component
Micro BirdG5 School BUS2004 to 20210
Micro BirdG5 Transit BUS2006 to 20190
Micro BirdMB II Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle2010 to 20110
Micro BirdMB II School BUS2004 to 20210
Micro BirdMB II Transit BUS2006 to 20190
Micro BirdT-Series School BUS2004 to 20210
Micro BirdT-Series Transit BUS2012 to 20190
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.