Campaign 25V-190

Seat reinforcement supports may not have been installed

Defect summary

Corp. Micro Bird, Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain 2012, 2015-2019, and 2024 G5 school buses equipped with Type 2 seat belts. The seat reinforcement supports may not have been installed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 207, "Seating Systems" and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Consequence

An insufficiently retained seat can detach during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will install reinforcement supports, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 21, 2025. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 25-113-FUS.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 25V190000. 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 25V-190
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Micro Bird	G5 School BUS	2012 to 2024	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

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
22V-280 Apr 27, 2022
GenQ seats equipped with Type 2 seat belts may have been attached with insufficient hardware
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