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NHTSA campaign 15V769000

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. recall 15V769000

Corp. Micro Bird Inc. (Micro Bird) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 MBII, G5, and T-Series school buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to December 31, 2014, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts built by the Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.

Reported 11/18/2015

What can happen

If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.

Repair

Micro Bird will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 11, 2015. Owners may contact Micro Bird customer service at 1-819-477-2012, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. Micro Bird's number for this recall is 15-063-RUS.

Components

  • Equipment adaptive/mobility

Affected years and models

A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.

2014 Micro Bird G5 SCHOOL BUSView records2014 Micro Bird MB II SCHOOL BUSView records2014 Micro Bird T-SERIES SCHOOL BUSView records2013 Micro Bird G5 SCHOOL BUSView records2013 Micro Bird MB II SCHOOL BUSView records2013 Micro Bird T-SERIES SCHOOL BUSView records2012 Micro Bird G5 SCHOOL BUSView records2012 Micro Bird MB II SCHOOL BUSView records2012 Micro Bird T-SERIES SCHOOL BUSView records2011 Micro Bird G5 SCHOOL BUSView records2011 Micro Bird MB II SCHOOL BUSView records2011 Micro Bird T-SERIES SCHOOL BUSView records2010 Micro Bird G5 SCHOOL BUSView records2010 Micro Bird MB II SCHOOL BUSView records2010 Micro Bird T-SERIES SCHOOL BUSView records2009 Micro Bird G5 SCHOOL BUSView records2009 Micro Bird MB II SCHOOL BUSView records2009 Micro Bird T-SERIES SCHOOL BUSView records2008 Micro Bird G5 SCHOOL BUSView records2008 Micro Bird MB II SCHOOL BUSView records2008 Micro Bird T-SERIES SCHOOL BUSView records2007 Micro Bird G5 SCHOOL BUSView records2007 Micro Bird MB II SCHOOL BUSView records2007 Micro Bird T-SERIES SCHOOL BUSView records2006 Micro Bird G5 SCHOOL BUSView records2006 Micro Bird MB II SCHOOL BUSView records2006 Micro Bird T-SERIES SCHOOL BUSView records