Campaign 22V-280

GenQ seats equipped with Type 2 seat belts may have been attached with insufficient hardware

Defect summary

Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2018-2020 MBII school buses. The GenQ seats equipped with Type 2 seat belts may have been attached with insufficient hardware. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 207, "Seating Systems", and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Consequence

An insufficiently attached seat may detach during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

No remedy has been established at this time. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 21, 2022. Owners may contact Micro Bird's customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 22-091-GUS.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 22V280000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

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

Vehicles covered by campaign 22V-280
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Micro Bird	MB II School BUS	2018 to 2020	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

25V-190 Mar 26, 2025
Seat reinforcement supports may not have been installed
24V-448 Jun 17, 2024
Seats may be improperly attached
23V-606 Aug 30, 2023
Seats located over the fuel filler and equipped with seat belts may detach
18V-875 Dec 7, 2018
When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position to the upright position, the seat cushion may not remain locked into place when…
18V-474 Jul 18, 2018
Foam in the knee impact area of the lower seat back may not absorb enough impact in the event of a crash
17V-558 Sep 8, 2017
These seats were manufactured with integral D-Ring mounting studs that may have inadequate padding between the occupant and the D-ring mounting stud